pain in the butt trailer

[fishingman220]

I just bought a 1996 proline 220 cuddy fish, it came with a roller trailer, load right i think. All the boats i have had before have been bunker trailers that i can drive on. i have a new trailer that is a new nextrail aluminum bunker. i just cannot get the boat to sit right by driving it on the rollers, should i just switch the trailers? both are right size and weight for the boat. any help would be appreciated, am i just not getting it on the trailer right?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: pain in the butt trailer

do you have guide ons? are you getting too deep or not deep enough. i set my guide ons with 1 inch total clearance, the boat has no choice to go where it is suppose to be. i hate roller trailers.

 

[haskindm]

Re: pain in the butt trailer

IMHO you should not be driving the boat on a roller trailer. That is the advantage of a roller trailer, you do not have to drown the trailer to load the boat. Back the trailer until the rear rollers are submerged and the winch the boat into place.

 

[Hashi]

Re: pain in the butt trailer

Replace the rollers with bunks.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: pain in the butt trailer

Rollers are a pain but when you get used to loading they are not that bad.
Try like suggested and retrieve the boat with the trailer shallow.Use the winch to pull it up.
Never unhook the bow strap unless the boats fully in the water.I learned that the hard way years ago with my first roller trailer..It was not pretty!

I like my bunk trailer with the glides on the bunks...better than rollers.

 

[Bass Tracker TX17]

Re: pain in the butt trailer

I'm spoiled big time with my bunks.
I've seen guys fiddle with the depth of the trailer and a gust of wind tweaks the stern around and it's off the rollers.
i just idle up to the trailer and onto the bunks, shut off the motor, hook the winch up and a few turns it's seated. drive away.
I'm sure others have different opinions but to me a bunk is way more forgiving.
Why change to something different if your comfortable with what you had.

Mike

 

[flabum]

Re: pain in the butt trailer

It does not matter what type of bunk system you have, if you have guide posts on it, it sould be a breeze to drive-on load. The bow roller and bow stop are the only two things touching the boat when the trailer is in the water, the guides keep the boat centered at the aft end. On my setup, the right depth is with the tire fenders just under water and the bunks 90% under. I drive it on, throttle up to the bow stop, attach the winch hook and snug up.... then shut down the motor and haul it out. I'm out of the water in less than 3 mins every time.