trailer "repair"

[SkunkBoat]

Been worried about my trailer which I do nothing to except squirt some grease twice a year. After launch this season a rusty bolt broke and the self-adjusting roller arm dragged the ground as I pulled off the ramp. If it had been the other bolt, my baby would be lying in the road.

So...

4 tires+4 springs +4 hubs+2 brakes+ actuator+ all new bolts + all new spacers between the rollers =

I bought a new trailer!

went with a single axle/no brakes LoadRite 3100 $2k total

[phatdaddy]

wow, nice and shiney, i always hate it when i have to dunk something new on a trailer for the first time. gotta be a yankee thing, you guys love all those rollers

enjoy it

[SkunkBoat]

steep ramp, hard to float on and when low tide you run out of ramp & always have to crank it on.
Also, I can paint bottom while on trailer , roll it back 2 feet to get under rollers. Can't do that with bunks. This trailer BIG improvement as far as getting under to paint.

[phatdaddy]

yea, with my bunk, i have had to back pretty far down the ramp. everything has its good points

just wondering, why paint if it's on a trailer?

[SkunkBoat]

On trailer in the winter, covered up in a field, paint in spring, launch & in water all summer.
I guess you guys in the south don't get the concept of putting it away for the winter... ;)

[bradford]

Nice one Skunk!

Gonna keep your old one for those free project boats right?

I've got one like it and it's a HOSS!

[phatdaddy]

now i see, makes sense.
we do winterize, usually means throwing a hoodie in the cabin.
it's the leaving it in the water that would drive me crazy. i would worry all night long and get up and go check on it every 30 minutes. i've left mine in the water in the keys for 2 weeks and never sleep good the whole time i'm there.

[smokeonthewater]

When I've left my Monte Carlo in the water I insured it for enough that I HOPED it would sink or get stolen.....

[bradford]

When I've left my Monte Carlo in the water I insured it for enough that I HOPED it would sink or get stolen.....


Friend of mine tied up to another friend of mines dock. Had a big old wellcraft like yours Smoke, think it was a ST.Tropez or something. Was only needing to tie it up for a few weeks while he moved some other projects around. Said if it starts to sink, DON'T STOP IT!

[SkunkBoat]

Question for anyone with a similar single axle trailer; Do you have a keel roller at the 'wishbone" of the frame?Does it need one?

I saw a V20 in Toms River today on a similar Load Rite and it had a keel roller under the bow.

The guys at Camp Marine set up the trailer based on their many past setups of V20s so I'm hoping its going to go on with no problem.

[Destroyer]

Question for anyone with a similar single axle trailer; Do you have a keel roller at the 'wishbone" of the frame?Does it need one?

I saw a V20 in Toms River today on a similar Load Rite and it had a keel roller under the bow.

The guys at Camp Marine set up the trailer based on their many past setups of V20s so I'm hoping its going to go on with no problem.

I almost always put keel rollers on my trailers Skunk. One at the rear with a centering roller and another at the bow with just a regular roller. Never have a problem guiding the boat onto the trailer and it's always supported... Plus, with the rear keel roller I don't have to dunk my entire trailer in order to get the boat up onto the trailer..... no worries about hitting the rear trailer crossmember with the bow coming on or going off the trailer.

[bradford]

In my short time here on Earth I've found that putting on an additional keel roller is a lot more fun than fixing chipped gelcoat.