I’m in the process of refurbishing the trailer for our M15 and was wondering about opinions on rollers. The trailer currently has the standard tapered type. I’m thinking of switching to a flat type that the keel might set more squarely on. Thanks , Alan Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com
I would strongly suggest foregoing rollers and install bunk-boards. They are much easier on the hull. I did this for M-15 after spotting some deformations in the hull from my rollers. This is an Arizona boat so heat and weight didn’t do the fiberglass any good. Ian M-17 Seaweeble M-15 Judi B Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Alan via montgomery_boats<mailto:montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:56 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: Rollers I’m in the process of refurbishing the trailer for our M15 and was wondering about opinions on rollers. The trailer currently has the standard tapered type. I’m thinking of switching to a flat type that the keel might set more squarely on. Thanks , Alan Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com
Alan: I recommend duplicating what exists. On the older TrailRite trailers the sloped roller helps guide the boat to the center. The clearish yellow or orange rollers leave less marks and seem to stand up to sunlight better than the black rubber. Just to confirm - keep the hull bunkboards. Don't convert the trailer to something like an EZRoller. This setup will damage the hull as it crates pressure points - seen it, fixed it and replaced a M15 trailer that was all rollers and no bunkboards. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/ On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 8:57 PM Alan via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I’m in the process of refurbishing the trailer for our M15 and was wondering about opinions on rollers. The trailer currently has the standard tapered type. I’m thinking of switching to a flat type that the keel might set more squarely on. Thanks , Alan
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A couple years ago in looking at options for a trailer for my M17 I called a company that used to make a lot of roller trailers, can't recall the name just now but they were the main roller trailer builders back in the day it seemed. The guy I communicated with said they hadn't made any roller trailers for years now (not for sailboats at least). A friend had a Ranger 20 on a roller trailer for a few years. It was a nice trailer in good shape. The advantage I saw was in being able to get the boat off and on the trailer when the trailer couldn't go deep enough to fully float it off of a bunk-type trailer. And, it did deform the hull slightly in one or two places, even when loaded as well as could be managed. cheers, john On 7/18/20 6:58 AM, Dave Scobie wrote:
Alan:
I recommend duplicating what exists. On the older TrailRite trailers the sloped roller helps guide the boat to the center.
The clearish yellow or orange rollers leave less marks and seem to stand up to sunlight better than the black rubber.
Just to confirm - keep the hull bunkboards. Don't convert the trailer to something like an EZRoller. This setup will damage the hull as it crates pressure points - seen it, fixed it and replaced a M15 trailer that was all rollers and no bunkboards.
:: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/
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I’m in the process of refurbishing the trailer for our M15 and was wondering about opinions on rollers. The trailer currently has the standard tapered type. I’m thinking of switching to a flat type that the keel might set more squarely on. Thanks , Alan
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