Install trailer rollers

Are you on a concrete ramp or dirt? The reason I ask that is to find out if the trailer is level when you tried to load it. If the answers are yes to most of the questions then I'm not sure what will help. Maybe placing the bunks in a different place on the trailer. Hope I helped a little.

Joined Mar 17, Messages I had a similar problem a few years ago. This is what I did. I took a day off of work and went to the launch on a day that was slow. I put the boat in the water and pulled the trailer up the ramp just far enough to work on it without getting wet. I took my tools and a tape measure and took measurements of my trailer and had drawn up a diagram of the trailer with my bunks and rollers. What I found was all of my rear bunks and rollers were off center and not alligned.

I looked at where the center point was on the trailer, and set up each bunk and roller evenly on each side of the trailer. My boat is a 25' Trophy with twin outboards, and a tantum axle trailer. Silvertip Supreme Mariner. Joined Sep 22, Messages 28, Half the battle of loading a boat is experience and the other half is knowing how far to back the trailer into the water. Many folks back in way too far so the boat floats around and has no chance to use centering devices. Experiment with this and you will likely find the spot that works.

Generally, backing in until the bottom lip of the fender is touching the water is all the deeper you need to go. Nose the boat into the trailer and then winch it up. CATransplant Admiral. Joined Feb 26, Messages 6, From the look of your photo, I think a keel roller would help you a lot. I can't see the bow of the boat, though. The idea of it is that the keel will find the center of the keel roller, which gets the boat started centered.

Then, the winch comes in and pulls straight from the center, which, along with the keel roller, keeps the boat coming on straight. From the rear of the keel, I think one of the wide, shallow angle v-rollers would work pretty well on that boat. They're easy to install, and after an initial adjustment, should make it a little easier for you to load.

You'll still have to figure out how deep to back the trailer in for retrieving, but if you can get the boat centered at the start, you'll be two steps ahead of the game. I don't know, based on not knowing your boat's whole configuration, whether the roller would have contact when the boat is fully loaded.

If possible, though, that would be the ideal, since it would keep the keel centered at the rear for the entire loading process. Thanks for the advice everyone. The ramp is concrete and the boat sits level in the water.

Make sure you install them with the arrow facing toward the truck and don't back your trailer in too far. On my trailer that means a quarter of the bunks are out of the water. I probably winch it in about 8 feet. Benny Lieutenant. Joined Sep 17, Messages 1, Re: Self-centering rollers iuse two self centering as tash does but i have side rails as well that like tash only have a little extra space ,but i also use two bunk underneath on each side of roller ,i drive straight on walk to front attach bow line ,the only time i have probs is when i have a bad cross current.

MrPhotographer06 Petty Officer 2nd Class. Joined Feb 14, Messages Re: Self-centering rollers for my little 14ft Tri V runabout.. Re: Self-centering rollers Mr Photographer, my trailer is just like yours. The bunks actually stand up with the water buoyancy. It is very had to get the boat in, almost all the time I have to get in the water to load it correctly Re: Self-centering rollers it wasnt too hard to do by hand..

Re: Self-centering rollers well i take that back. Been in the lake twice or so and they help but I could set them up better I would try that if my boat survives that accident we had today. Joined Aug 2, Messages 4, Re: Self-centering rollers I saw your post re your accident He gets around on a pontoon boat and an Aquasport center-console, which he uses for all his DIY editorial projects and fishing features.

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