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    1/4" crown staples for bunk carpeting?

    The seller for thick bunk carpets answered a question on Amazon and said: "Hello, Thank you so much for your inquiry. Given the thickness and increased pile height of our carpet we recommend stainless steel staples that are 5/8" or 3/4". Stainless steel staples that are 1/2" can be used if...
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    1/4" crown staples for bunk carpeting?

    Googling has not found narrow crown staples in monel. Also, I already have a lot of stainless steel narrow crown staples with 3/4" legs left over from a previous job so I won't have to buy the staples. Thanks.
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    1/4" crown staples for bunk carpeting?

    T50 (1/2" wide) staples are normally recommended for stapling carpets to bunks. But I have a pneumatic gun that shoots narrow (1/4" wide) crown staples. I would be using the narrow 1/4" wide x 3/4" leg stainless steel staples. I'm not sure if the 1/4" width is wide enough to hold carpeting...
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    Help with Boat Info

    Maybe check Canadian laws regarding putting a stored boat back into service. Will they require that all back registration and other fees be paid to get the new registration?
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    determining trailer hitch height

    My view as a pure novice, is that level priority should be given to the tongue. When going over pot holes or bumps in the road, or angled driveways, a level tongue would give the most lee way for the hinging action on the trailer ball in either the up or down directions.
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    How to wrap carpet on side bunks

    I'm going to put two coats of epoxy resin on my side bunks. The side bunks will be about midway up on the sides of the boat so will mostly be out of the water except for wave action. Plus the short duration should not soak the 2x4 wood in the side bunks. Thanks.
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    How to wrap carpet on side bunks

    Nice picture! First time I've seen bare wood exposed on side bunks. Never saw that in my many hours of my Googling. My side bunks will be homemade out of 2x4's out of necessity. My DIY jon boat has straight vertical sides so my side bunks need to be vertical as well. The metal support "L"...
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    How to wrap carpet on side bunks

    With further test wrapping with pieces of paper on the 2x4 side bunk, I now see what you mean. Wrapping like a christmas present negates cutting the carpet right up to the 2x4 so less chance of tearing the carpet at the cut points with prolonged use. I'll have to test further using actual...
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    How to wrap carpet on side bunks

    Airshot, Scott and Mike, Appreciate your input. I used pieces of paper and tried different ways of wrapping the end of a 2x4 side bunk with the seam on the 1.5" bottom side. I came up with a method that will work. Thanks.
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    How to wrap carpet on side bunks

    Anyone know of a link that shows how to wrap carpet on side bunks? I'm building custom side bunks for my jon boat with the 2x4 post that holds the side bunks extending up above the boat to hold the tail lights. That will give me side bunks plus get the tail lights out of the water. Have found...
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    How much clearance for side bunks?

    With more Googling, found the answer on etrailer.com. The recommended clearance is 1 inch between boat hull and carpeted surface of the side bunk. Case closed.
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    How much clearance for side bunks?

    Is there a standard clearance for side bunks? Assembling the trailer now for my DIY 12 foot, flat bottom jon boat. Am going to install carpeted side bunks to help center the rear end of the boat on the trailer. Also to help keep the boat centered while towing the trailer, though I will have...
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    :rolleyes: :oops::):D
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    I just had another idea to help prevent trailer thieft. I'm assembling my kit form trailer now. Although it's galvanized, I'm going to spray paint it using rattle cans. Since I'll need multiple cans of paint, I can choose different colors. I'm going to paint my trailer using colors not usual...
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    Thanks. Got that info from JASinII also.
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    Appears that a "draw bar" is the same thing as a "hitch ball mount". Rather than buy a locking pin for the draw bar, I'm planning to uncouple the trailer from our van and put the draw bar in the boat when boating. One less thing for them to steal. Then, as you said, install a coupler locking...
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    Nobody question someone cutting off a hitch coupler lock? Yikes, what is this world coming to? Guess I need to get a Samsung Smart Tag (instead of an air tag) since I have a Samsung phone. Thanks.
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    Same here. What does one do with the boat when returning to the launch ramp and find that the trailer has been stolen?
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    I think you may have a good point. Buy locks for the coupler, and two wheel locks at about $40 each, total about $120. Then it would take time and attract attention for the thief(thieves) to defeat all three locking devices. Might be too obvious for them to bother. I'll probably go with your...
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    I need to buy a lock for my new boat trailer. Can only afford to buy one lock up to $200 at this time. Is it correct to assume that any coupler lock can easily be defeated by the thief bringing his own chain and chaining the tongue to his hitch ball? I'm not looking for whether locks can be...
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