Loading boat on bunk trailer

But you need to get use of them if you are coming from a roller trailer. In KY it is a very steep ramp and the angle of the boat to trailer buries the front of the toons into the bunks.

If you look at the bottom of the boat it is completely flat in the back so there isnt alot to keep it straight.

Loading boat on bunk trailer. Many of our customers call Eastern Marine looking for ideas for easier loading and unloading their boats on their bunk trailers. These trailers are usually several years old and have the original carpeted bunk boards in place. Over time the carpet absorbs dirt and contamination that causes increased drag on the boat hull.

Loading a Boat onto Your Trailer. Back the trailer in so the bunks get wet completely. Wetting the bunks reduces friction between the bunks and the hull.

Dont skip this step save your gelcoat. Pull forward to a point where roughly a third of the center bunks are out of the water. Nose the bow of the boat between the bunks.

The source of many of these problems is often the bunk boards that support the boat on the trailer. These bunk boards are either 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 lengths of wood that are wrapped with a marine carpet to prevent damage to the boat hull. They mount to the trailer cross members with either a stationary or swivel bracket mechanism.

Bunks are designed to be driven ontorollers are designed to be cranked up. Ya dont want to crank get a bunk trailer. I suspect you are backing in too far if your boat is floating out of position before you can get to the crank.

You should be cranking about 4-5 feet give or take depending on your boat. In KY it is a very steep ramp and the angle of the boat to trailer buries the front of the toons into the bunks. The back of the bunks are 5 deep in water so you can not see them at all and any guide is ineffective because you are floating above them.

The boat gets stuck on the trailer launching and there is no way to winch the boat on the trailer. While loading the boat youll know you have the correct trailer depth when there is some resistance between the boat and the trailer bunks. You should need to apply some throttle to get the boat to drive up the last few feet.

The goal is to be at or within about one inch of the trailer bow stop. Put the Boat on the Trailer. Next its time to lower the trailer on a very steep ramp.

Make sure you do it on the steepest one that is available to you. This will ensure the bunks of the target are sticking out of the water just a little. In accordance with the target bunks put the boat on your trailer.

What can I do to my trailer to make my boat easier to load. Back the trailer all the way in to wet the bunks then pull up until at least half the length of the bunks is out of the water. You can always back it in a little deeper once you get the boat seated if its too much trouble to pull it the rest of the way up.

I have a few options to help with loading the boat on the trailer but the best would have to be the CE Smith Keel Roller for Boat Trailers part CE29505. In order to mount them youd need the Roller Shaft with Pal Nuts part CE10727A and CE Smith Panel Bracket part CE10305G. I would stick with the same type of roller for the front and rear of the boat trailer.

Once I have the boat partially on the trailer and hooked up to the winch strap which I walked down the board I can then adjust the boat by just pushing it back a bit or lifting the bow to get it lined up on the bunks and then pull it as far forward as possible and then walk back the board and winch the boat the rest of the way onto the trailer. Is your boat floating or are you on the bunks when loading. You should ont be floating on the last 2to 3 ft of travel from your winch tower.

If you are floating your boat will float to one side. The rear keel rollers should be a inch or two below the bunks and are there to handle the bow during launch amd retrival. When loading I pull back until bunks are wet then pull up until bunks are just about 1 out of water then use the bow rope to start the boat on the trailer and pull as far as I can then use the electric winch to pull the boat up to bow roller.

When loading be sure to back your trailer all the way in submerging the bunks completely. Now pull ahead to the loading point and drive the boat on. Boat will load 100 better with wet bunks.

You absolutely couldnt pay me to ever have another roller trailer. But you need to get use of them if you are coming from a roller trailer. Loading a Boat on a Trailer in the Wind.

A cross wind or current can complicate the loading process so theres some additional precautions youll want to keep in mind. Watch other boats load to gauge the situation. You may want to approach the trailer upwind so that when you reach the trailer youre lined up with the bunks.

On a lightweight boat such as an aluminum jon boat a pair of bunks one on each side are sufficient to handle the load. In general the bigger the boat the more bunks need to be underneath for support. The downside is that its often harder to launch and load boats from bunk trailers.

In general the heavier the boat the harder it is to get them to slide off or back on. Replaces the regular two bunk system with a heavy-duty 3x4 four bunk pivoting system for increased support. Adds two additional fully adjustable bunks to an existing two-bunk system.

EZ Loader copolymer bunk covers attach over carpeted bunks and let your boat slide on and off the trailer with ease. Bunk trailers are economical and designed for float-on and float-off launching and loading. Generally this is preferred by people who dont mind backing their trailer farther into the water or are loading the boat by themselves.

ShoreLandrs patented EquiLoad system uses self-adjusting bunks that pivot to evenly distribute the weight. Clear up Complications Loading a boat with a Bunk Trailer. Posted by admin on July 10 2021.

Several trailer boat proprietors have issues at the ramp with start and retrieval and are searching for new suggestions that will be described as a solution. The supply of many of these issues is commonly the bunk boards that assistance the boat within. In this boat loading video you will see the person on the left is using a standard bunk trailer setup.

The same person on the right has the boat latch installed on the trailer. In this boat loading video they are both coming in just above idle speed not power loading by definition and guiding the boat up into the boat trailer. I am trying to load my 21ft Conquest on trailer by winch onlyMarina says no power loadHow far into water should bunks goSome say keep bunks above water line when winching boat on trailerThis seams to put a excess load on trailer and electric winchWith bunks in water boat does not come up on trailer centeredPower loading boat bunks halfway in water works well.

To launch or retrieve your boat with bunks your trailer will need to be submerged so your boat can float off and on. Since the trailer is deep enough in the water some boaters choose to power load their boats by driving onto the trailer and save themselves the trouble of cranking the boat. If you look at the bottom of the boat it is completely flat in the back so there isnt alot to keep it straight.

We thought about buying guides but with a little practice we can get it on straight first time most times. What we found is to barely get the back set of rollers in the water then run the boat up about 34 of the way on the trailer.