trailers

[racerx]

my v20 came from auction without trailer. it is now riding on my single axle trailer that i used to pull my 19' bayliner capris with 79 evinrude 150. seemed to ride fine when i pulled her home. i noticed that most of you guys got dual axles. should i upgrade? only about 4-5 miles to launch from home. but might wanna pull her on vacation one day.tx

[TheTinMan]

I've got one from here, dual axle, torsion suspension, 6000lb. and disk brakes...extremely happy with it. I'll never own a roller trailer again.

http://www.nextrailofamerica.com/

[macojoe]

I have a Brand New Loadrite, Dual axle all rollers.

I love it!!

http://www.loadrite.com/Boat_Trailers/Roller/39/

[Blu_Lunch]

Tin man what was the total with delivery and brakes....Nice looking trailers...

[Skools Out]

agreed Tin i've had roller trailers and never again all mine are currently bunk they are the only way to go.

[TheTinMan]

Blu, I bought the boat w/trailer but have a receipt from previous owner for $2495, I think. torsion and brakes were options.

I still don't understand why the majority of trailers in the NE are rollers and FL is bunks???

Almost everytime I'm loading the boat and the ramp, people always say "what a great trailer, you just drove it right on".

Go bunk, you'll never go back!

[macojoe]

we have some step ramps here, and you don't always have anough water for a bunk trailer.

I have a friend that has a bunk, and when we are fishing Cape Cod Bay, he can't get out of the water till at least 1/2 tide.
The bay has like a 10 to13 foot tide.

With a roller I just need anough to get the bow on and up she comes!!
I have gone home showered and changed, and gone back just to see my buddys and others waiting for the water to rise!

Here were I live and the places I go Rollers are the only way to go!!

[Hammerhead]

I hava dual axle float on. It has brakes with a washout connection. It's very easy to launch and load w/o even getting my feet wet. Tides down here aren't very high tho'.

[76GMC1500]

We have tides so in the more northern parts of the country, that is why we use rollers.

[reelapeelin]

racer...I wouldn't sweat another trailer w/ a short trip to the ramp like you got...til you're ready to make that trip...I've nursed along an old trailer and although it tows good (11 hr trip to FL and another 11 back last year), the $$ I've put in it woulda just about bought a new one...and then I'd HAVE a NEW one... 8) ...

[RobsTV]

In the trailer forum at iboats, seems the consensus about rollers or bunks depends on when hull was built, and if trailer was setup properly.

Older boats like my '72 came with a 14 hull rollers, and that was it. Side pieces of wood were only to help guide it on. Looking at photos of other old Wellcraft boats, and many used the exact same trailer.

Don't know how common forklifts and dry storage was in '72, but today it is common. Today's hull are for the most part designed for bunks.

Most will work with either, but you don't want to use a trailer that supports boat with rollers "only" if it only uses 4 or 5 rollers. Weight must be spread out. 4 or 5 rollers along with bunks works, or just bunks.

While we rebuild the roller trailer, friend is letting us borrow his new bunk trailer with zero rollers. Works great but is scary. If one of the wood bunks splits....

[macojoe]

There is no doubt that bunk trailers better support a boat!

But they have come a long way with roller trailers over the years!!

Gone are the trouble some keel rollers! The roller shafts are now flat on 2 sides, allowing the rust and dirt to just roll out when you use the trailer.

Older trailers used round shafts which trapped dirt and rust to the point that the rollers could not move anymore.

And most now have a good amount of rollers to support boats better.

It just depends on your needs, I guess we have bigger tides and steeper ramps here, that make a roller more necessary?

Eaither way I love my roller, and it has been the best thing I have ever bought to make boating easier!!

http://syncboard.com/albums/Boat-Tackle-Box/Picture_097.sized.jpg

[Blu_Lunch]

Tinman, thanks for the reply but Macojoe is right about the north where I launch out of Niantic Ct low tide IS low even with rollers you are putting the trailer in a ways....

[racerx]

hey maco, in that pic, in the background i see a v20 on a single axle trailer. how did that work?

[ebol5]

I had a single axle, crank on, back in the 80's for my 1st trailer. graduated to a drive on tandem axle which handles much better and safer I think, also better with weight over 4 wheels versus 2 wheels, every thing lastes longer.. tires etc. Lost a wheel with the single axle too. :o I thank God it happened 1/2 block from the house and not 5 minutes earlier when I was hauling *** up I-95 at 65 mph.... some body was watching over me that day... ::)

[macojoe]

That single worked great for 3 years, it was a 1980 Calkins.

I had to put a axle on it and springs, but 4 years after I had the frame starting to rot, so was time to go!!

If you drive slow, make sure you grease all, all the time, use the right tires, a single will be fine!

I towed anywhere from 3 miles to 30 miles each way and never had a problem.

[ebol5]

Same here, I had my single for almost 7 years, it work great for my two mile trips to the ramps and went down to the Keys (150 miles avg each way) many a time. It was on a trip back from the keys that I lost the wheel, it was my fault for not changing out the bearings when I should have... I went down the same path as macojoe, replaced parts until it wasn't worth it. just keep after it and it will work fine.