How to replace rollers with boat on trailer

[turbinedoctor]

Sounds like a lota fun, right. Maybe, lets just see.

Not having a lot of time to put into the job at one time, I decided not to put the boat in the water for this job. It's a good thing since it's turning out or I'm going farther then expected.

I started with the port side rear rollers because, ....... well thats just where I started. First I had to support it at the stern so I lowered the bow with the jack, second placed blocks and wood under the stern and then raised the bow putting weight on the blocks until I had the roller just free from the hull.



Then I was able to start removing the rollers. I found that I needed to remove the roller arms to cut and grind and then punch out the roll pins.







My Dremel works great in these tight places. I found these quick change wheels and arbor at Lowes. The wheels last a lot longer then the regular wheels.

With the outer roll pin cut and washer removed I was able to cut the inner pin.





Please excuse the blurry picture above. After working a 12 hour night and then on this for 2 hours it look pretty good at the time.

Now its time to punch out whats left of the pins.




With the pins removed and cleaned a little you can see the grove that the rollers cut into the shaft.