Post by hondacat on Dec 6, 2012 10:01:31 GMT -5
Roller trailers are nice make cranking up a boat easy
but should NOT be used on a ramp that cant float the back of the boat
it’s all about floating the boat!!!!
Does not matter if you have a roller or a bunk trailer its all about floating the back of the boat where all the weight is
there is a big danger of some serious damage to boat that low water can expose us to
the back of the boat NEEDS to float off the trailer regardless if its a roller trailer or a bunk trailer if the back of the boat dont float up find another ramp regardless if its a roller or bunk
recently we have had some customers (more than one) and friends with roller trailer cut their boats loose on roller trailer in water that was not deep enough to float the back of the boat as the weight come off the trailer the stern tilts down gets jammed in the sand rip’s the transducers off damages the stern drive transom bracket bends the transom on some aluminum boats some just get stuck
But what makes it especially bad then they find out their insurance co has a exception for dropping the boat on a launch ramp that they clain tecnically is what has happened in the shallow water
OUCH!!!!!!!
a bunk trailer tends to sit lower and usually a boat won’t come off on a ramp even if the front line is cut loose roller trailer should be considered a advantage in retrieving a boat more so than launching in shallow water
hope this post can help some of the members here avoid a potentially
BAD DAY!
think spring !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but should NOT be used on a ramp that cant float the back of the boat
it’s all about floating the boat!!!!
Does not matter if you have a roller or a bunk trailer its all about floating the back of the boat where all the weight is
there is a big danger of some serious damage to boat that low water can expose us to
the back of the boat NEEDS to float off the trailer regardless if its a roller trailer or a bunk trailer if the back of the boat dont float up find another ramp regardless if its a roller or bunk
recently we have had some customers (more than one) and friends with roller trailer cut their boats loose on roller trailer in water that was not deep enough to float the back of the boat as the weight come off the trailer the stern tilts down gets jammed in the sand rip’s the transducers off damages the stern drive transom bracket bends the transom on some aluminum boats some just get stuck
But what makes it especially bad then they find out their insurance co has a exception for dropping the boat on a launch ramp that they clain tecnically is what has happened in the shallow water
OUCH!!!!!!!
a bunk trailer tends to sit lower and usually a boat won’t come off on a ramp even if the front line is cut loose roller trailer should be considered a advantage in retrieving a boat more so than launching in shallow water
hope this post can help some of the members here avoid a potentially
BAD DAY!
think spring !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!