Lost Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 I was looking at how well my boat sits on the rollers of my trailer and it doesn't look good. In other words... it doesn't fit right, period. Is it possible to take the rollers off and put boards on instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Valv Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 It is possible depending on trailer type, age, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Surface Tension Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Like Valv said its possible. What type of boat hull to you have? Unless the trailer and boat are a total mismatch you should be able to adjust the rollers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lost Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 First, it's a fiberglass hull which, I've heard, should have the boards instead of rollers because it helps to evenly distribute the weight instead of concentrating the weight on just a few spots on the fiberglass.Second, it has two "runners" that go along the bottom of the boat. They are just far enough apart to make it so the boat won't fit flat on the trailer. In order for it to sit on the trailer without damaging the boat, the boat is crooked.Not sure about the trailer questions. All I know is that it's an older trailer and was originally registered as home made (although it does have a weight limit plate attached to it that's been painted over). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve Bakken Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 I'll ditto what ST said. Many rollers have numerous setup configurations to fit all the different hulls that are up there. Also, if it is an older trailer some of the designs positioned the boat pretty high up which will make it more difficult to load with bunks on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Surface Tension Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Lost, its hard to give an answer without seeing your setup. If it were my rig I'd try and make the roller system work. Don't worry about the boat being glass, as long as the rollers are situated right theres no problem, in fact I can show you some pretty big and heavy boats with an all roller trailer. The rollers should be adjustable in hight and held to the trailer with brackets that can be moved on the frame. Like Steve said about adding bunks to a trailer, if the design of the trailer isn't right you may be sitting too high. If you can take a few pictures of the boat on the trailer that would help us to get a better understanding of your setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I was looking at how well my boat sits on the rollers of my trailer and it doesn't look good. In other words... it doesn't fit right, period. Is it possible to take the rollers off and put boards on instead?
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