Restoring The Trailer for the Scarab
 

This boat we bought came with a 24 foot trailer that is not the original trailer. The roller brackets are welded in and are not adjustable.
The rollers do not contact the hull at all so I got some adjustable brackets to put on the frame after I cut the ears off for the rollers so I can adjust the rollers. The bunks fit the hull really good for this boat. Should I go head and put on the adjustable brackets so the rollers go up against the hull or do you think just the bunks will be fine. I am redoing the bunks new wood and new carpet. I have taken the boat off the trailer and have it cribbed up.
How important are the rollers for landing and luanching? The rollers are in very condition.

I'm assuming your talking about keel rollers? All the bunk trailers I ever had didn't have rollers except for the bow stop and sometimes a keel roller at the rear for centering the keel in shallower water. Most of them have the bunks located in the hull strakes so there is really only one place the boat can rest. I also found that side guides are a hugh help.

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Should I just cut off the keel roller brackets ? Theres five all together.
There already on the boat trailer use them or not use them?

heir not hurting anything where there at and may be helping center the boat while the bow is trying to get centered as it comes up the trailer. at the least they may stop the keel from hitting the cross bars of the trailer while loading. Leave them be.

The rollers are in the brackets right?

The brackets are welded on the frame and are not adjustable. The rollers are in excellent shape. But the rollers do not contact the keel they are sitting too low. My idea was to get the brackets that are adjustable. Cut the welded ears off the frame for the rollers. Drill holes for the new brackets then when I reassemble after painting the trailer I will have fully adjustable keel rollers. Even the rear roller is sitting down to low. But the bunks fit tits to the boat hull. Do I go all the way or will just the bunks do. Almost every thing is there to make this boat complete.

Ok how do you post pics on here> I got pics of the trailer and cant post em.

If they are the keel rollers leave them where they are. They are there to keep your boat from hitting the crossmember and lining up the boat for the bunks at odd angle boat ramps. You dont want your boat resting on them, thats what the bunks are for.

Rollers
 

The rollers sit about one to two inches bellow the boat. There is no contact to the hull whats so ever . I realize yoiu dont want the rollers supporting the weight. But I thought it was important for the rollers to assist in guiding the boat onto the trailer?

As stated a few times, the keel rollers are there to assist on odd ramp angles. You don't want them assisting to boat up the trailer because once weight starts being applied to the keel, the boat will in turn, "keel over". Hope this helps

Every trailer I have seen the rollers where lightly agaist the keel I mean very lightly. The bunks supported the weight. But you know more about this than I do.

On my Fountain trailer, I would be surprised if the center rollers (bunk trailer) have ever been touched by the keel. They are frozen solid and I have no intention of fixing them for that reason.

Maybe you have a different trailer then I am thinking about.

Trailer
 

I do marine repair but not very knowledgeable on boat trailers. But every boat trailer I have seen the rollers where lightly against the hull. And I mean lightly not load bearing. And of course I have seen full ruller trailers. But I always thought the rollers where only an assist for sliding on the boat or taking off. The bunks always support the weight on the boat as you have said. I wonder if I can copy and paste the link for the trailer I have a pic of it. Thanks

On my bunk trailer, the center rollers don't contact the boat at all when it is fully on the trailer; probably 2-6 inches from the hull. However, as stated, the bow of the boat does contact them when loading. I had to winch it al the way on the trailer once, and the V at the bow rode right across them.

He's not getting it! Can someone draw him a picture of what the ramp angle we're talking about looks like?