that trailer looks simular to the one I had under my V when I bought it. I couldn't get it to fit in a way that satisfied me. I was going to convert it to bunk style( which I prefer, don't need rollers around here) But I couldn't figure a way to adjust the board placement to where it wasn't sitting on a strake. I have converted several trailers like yours to bunk style by simply removing the rollers and the support arms( the curved aluminum arms), leave the swiveling bracket to attach 2X6's to. Just cut those small rusted u bolts and uses the holes for your lag bolts to go thru. Use two sets of boards, one set for the front, one set for the rear. You can get away with the boards over hanging the bracket by at least a foot, so it can lengthen your trailer overall lenght by just using the boards. It is going to drop the boat on the trailer, so you may have to push the boards in closer to the center to keep the boat off the frame and fenders. Go ahead and prepare to replace every U bolt you touch, they usuallly break before coming off. You may also have to reposition the axle to get the weight right. I wish I had a pic of a trailer that I changed over, its easy to understand how I changed it if you could see one. When I worked at the SeaRay dealership, I changed probably 20 roller trailers( all old yard trailers) over to bunk style using this method. The roller trailers were causing damage to the new boats when we launched and loaded the boats, besides having to clean the roller marks off. Think about it hard before you do it, measure everything before you start to see if its going to fit, if you don't need a rolelr trailer for your ramp, this could be a viable alternative
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