trailer configuration for 69 hewes tarpon

eli_lilly

Chief Petty Officer
Joined
Dec 22, 2005
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Hello,<br /><br />I am not pleased with the current configuration of my trailer, as the bunks are scraping the lapstrake joints. The trailer seems to be an odd configuration, based on what I have read. It has an H-shaped wobble roller assembly on each side of the back, keel rollers up the middle, and bunks on the side. It's +very+ easy to land the boat on it although the bunks somewhat get in the way during the loading process. My thoughts are that the bunks are too high - the boat seems to sit on them more than it sits on the keel rollers. Every keel-roller configuration I have looked at has the bunks set off to the side, not really touching the boat. On mine, the boat somewhat sits on them, which is doing not-so-nice things to the lapstrakes in the contact area. However, due to my inexperience, I have this paranoia that the boat is going to just "fall over" if I lower the bunks. It doesn't seem rational to me, as I suspect the rear wobble rollers (which are quite secure against the flat part of the bottom at the rear 1/3rd of the boat) will hold the boat upright, but I'd just like a second opinion before I splat my boat onto the road.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />-E
 

deeep water

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Nov 20, 2005
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Re: trailer configuration for 69 hewes tarpon

try to lower your bunks about 1/4 inch and drive it around the block and watch wat the boat does in your mirrors, better have a friend drive and you watch
 

eli_lilly

Chief Petty Officer
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Re: trailer configuration for 69 hewes tarpon

Thanks - that's kind of a no-brainer but I hadn't really thought of it!
 
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