Replacing trailer bunks
05-21-2018, 12:42 PM
#12
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Whos trailer is it?
When I wanted to redo my Eagle I called them and they sent me carpeted bunks ready to mount.
Way less time and aggravation.
When I wanted to redo my Eagle I called them and they sent me carpeted bunks ready to mount.
Way less time and aggravation.
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05-21-2018, 01:37 PM
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Many years ago, I custom ordered some 4"x10" long bunks for a bunk trailer. It wasn't a big deal, and was not terribly expensive. I think I ordered Cypress which would be the best wood to use. I don't recommend treated lumber, and neither does Myco. Just plain Pine UNLESS you go to Cypress.
The worst think I found about the bunks "wearing" on the typical bolt-together aluminum trailer is that their were only a couple of through bolts supporting ALL the weight of the boat. This is because my bunks were not touching the trailer frame, but were suspended by those bolts above it.
Either have those big bunks setting all the way down on the trailer frame cross members, OR install some small blocks of wood to make up for the suspension that the through bolts are supporting. This was on a POS Rocket trailer under my 26' Sonic. I was much better when I was done with it.
The worst think I found about the bunks "wearing" on the typical bolt-together aluminum trailer is that their were only a couple of through bolts supporting ALL the weight of the boat. This is because my bunks were not touching the trailer frame, but were suspended by those bolts above it.
Either have those big bunks setting all the way down on the trailer frame cross members, OR install some small blocks of wood to make up for the suspension that the through bolts are supporting. This was on a POS Rocket trailer under my 26' Sonic. I was much better when I was done with it.
05-21-2018, 04:06 PM
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05-21-2018, 11:23 PM
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05-22-2018, 12:59 AM
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The 2 main bunks on my Pantera's Owen & Son's aluminum trailer were like his.
4 x 10's sitting vertically on the I Beams. The tops of the 4 x 10's were cut at the angle of the boat bottom.
4 x 10's sitting vertically on the I Beams. The tops of the 4 x 10's were cut at the angle of the boat bottom.
05-22-2018, 06:29 PM
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.Only downfall is they are REAL slippery
..When pulling the boat out I now have to leave the boat idling in gear until the winch get hooked
or it slides back in the water as you're walking up the bow....
Last edited by Boatally Insane; 05-22-2018 at 06:33 PM.
