danmyersmn
Well-known member
I have always liked the way my trailer has performed. I never considered switching from rollers to bunks until now.
I had a leaking rivet on both sides of my boat. Same rivet on both sides. I had always considered it was a goofy flex point in the boat. Here is the rivet after repair.
When I was able to flip the boat upside down and spend some time looking at it it became clear the rollers are what caused this leak. Here, lets go to the other side and it will become obvious.
If you look right below the rivet I replaced you can see the wear marks from the rollers. That is the last set of rollers on the trailer. So, I have the closest rivet to the rollers leaking on both sides. Coincidence? I don't think so. I am going to replace with bunks so that I can extend the bunks to the front of the boat another 6-8" and bring them in front of this set of rivets.
Now, would bunks have caused this same rivet to leak if they stopped at the same place? That I don't know, any thoughts? I can't extend my rollers so bunks will replace them.
I had a leaking rivet on both sides of my boat. Same rivet on both sides. I had always considered it was a goofy flex point in the boat. Here is the rivet after repair.
When I was able to flip the boat upside down and spend some time looking at it it became clear the rollers are what caused this leak. Here, lets go to the other side and it will become obvious.
If you look right below the rivet I replaced you can see the wear marks from the rollers. That is the last set of rollers on the trailer. So, I have the closest rivet to the rollers leaking on both sides. Coincidence? I don't think so. I am going to replace with bunks so that I can extend the bunks to the front of the boat another 6-8" and bring them in front of this set of rivets.
Now, would bunks have caused this same rivet to leak if they stopped at the same place? That I don't know, any thoughts? I can't extend my rollers so bunks will replace them.