Clint KY
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Recently I was loading my jon boat onto my cobbled together trailer and the bow got hooked under the bow stop due to the angle of the boat on the trailer. I have replaced the bunks and there was and is no bow support bunk. So when the trailer is on a steep ramp the front of the boat is on the bunks but the transom end is still floating making the bow much lower. I realize the answer is a bow support bunk or a bow roller to make sure the bow is high enough.
Here is the question: I could mount a 2X4 crosswise on the frame of the trailer or I could mount a bow roller assemble accomplishing the same thing. Is the support as shown below strong enough to remain upright when the weight of the boat is pushing against it? Or would I be wiser to mount a roller?
Here is the question: I could mount a 2X4 crosswise on the frame of the trailer or I could mount a bow roller assemble accomplishing the same thing. Is the support as shown below strong enough to remain upright when the weight of the boat is pushing against it? Or would I be wiser to mount a roller?