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The bunk slides are fine for lighter boats, the problem with using them for larger, heavier boats is they reduce the surface area of the bunks, thus the boat isn't being supported as well as it should be. Another way to go is to replace your wood bunks with "ultimate bunk boards".
Re: polymer bunk slides. My boat had bottom paint on it so I was concerned that the slides would take the paint off. I used gorilla duct tape right over the carpet. This stuff stuck to the carpet like you wouldn't believe. When the boat goes in the water the tape gets quite slick. You still have to give the boat a little push or some throttle ...
Thread Starter. Join Date: Dec 2012. Posts: 1,064. Likes: 10. Received 47 Likes on 30 Posts. Composite 2x6 for trailer bunks. I am replacing the trailer bunks for my 28 foot catamaran boat. My question is can I use composite boards for the bunks (no carpet/no wood to rot) (similar to the trex deck boards). Any feedback would be appreciated.
Originally Posted by PsychoticReaction (Post 15726729) I went with the Trailer Bunk Slides and Pads, Boat and Jet Ski Trailer Glides and Pads because it was recommended here on another thread. It was expensive, about $300. for my trailer, but is really thick marine polymer and comes with stainless hardware. Holes predrilled and countersunk.
The boat gets used twice a week or more year round and never had a chance to dry out between uses. With gatorbak it dries out by the next day. Options, No carpet, no covering, just wood. 1x PVC boards from big box store, boat may slide off trailer. HDPE (Starboard) slick boards like you already have but then the boat can slide off the trailer.
Personally I like to have to use a little effort to get the boat off the trailer. At most I would only consider them on the centering/forward bunks so when the weight of the boat os on the carpets to stocks a little better. It makes solo loading more difficult unless you can reach the winch stanchion to tie off before taking the motors out of gear.
If a roller trailer splits one of those nasty black rubber rollers, there is the potential to really scar your hull. Those rollers aren't cheap either! Price replacement parts, keeping in mind the effects of time and mother nature. You'll choose a bunk trailer. 1974 John Allmand Ticonderoga. PJ57.
Best thing I did was dump the hand crank and buy a power winch 11,000 lb and added a solid eye on trailer stanchion and a pulley block. I would dock boat at launch when it wasn't busy, then back my trailer into an open slip. I then used the momentum of boat to get it up 80% on trailer, never using the engines near the concrete pad.
05-17-2013 03:22 PM. Some hull manufacturers don't recommend using rollers, Boston Whaler comes to mind. Roller trailer will allow you to launch and retrieve in shallower water since you don't have to float the boat off or on. Bunks support the hull better, but you usually need to be able to float it off or on.
This was a fishing boat, not a beauty queen. A little bit of sand in carpet or fire hose would be worse. My bunks were 4 inches wide. Adjusted them to fit well on the flat areas of the hull. Used 1/2" thick UHMW. Countersunk screws. Beveled the edges of the UHMW with a router. Also had 18 inch wide plywood with non skid all the way down the ...