Its a 19’ boat, it sits on about 10.5 or 11 feet of bunks. we had to cut off about 10’’ off each one because of the boats forward and bow dead rise.
yes, its probably overkill, but next time i park on an oyster rake to load a few bushels I’ll just smile as I gouge her on up the bank that extra few feet.
So while the boat was off the trailer I thought Id do some much needed maintenance.
But after a closer look I have decided to start with a good used aluminum trailer and upfit it. The old galvanized one could have been fixed, but I decided it was just throwing good money after bad. Maybe make a canoe/bike trailer out of it for local use, we’ll see.
I got the one you can see in the background of these pics for $750, just needs a few adjustments and some tweeking and Im good to go for another decade (fingers crossed)
So today i got some untreated spruce 12’ 2x6’s and then countersunk some 1/2:inch thick nylon sliders on top of those. Routed away the sharp edges where the carpet will cover the bunks and called it a day.
This should stop all the corosion in the future. Again, fingers crossed
It would make the boat too slick to stick to the bunks when you were loading or unloading on a steep ramp. Also when you have to put the boat on the trailer in strong current the carpet friction helps keep the boat directly on/over the bunks and not pushed down current.
The Lord loves a good beater boat and most of the crusty old bastards riding in them, of this I feel certain.
Oh yeah, while I have you here, how 'bout them Cocks? Those hens are the real deal this year. Tuesday is gonna be hard on the dirt peckers I predict. We’ll see.