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[Ron20450]

I'd like to thank everyone that gave me ideas on raising my mast by my self. It's done and it works great. Now my next project will be bringing the boat on to the trailer making sure she comes on center. Any ideas will be most welcomed. Thank you RonC

 

[Joe11688]

I'd like to thank everyone that gave me ideas on raising my mast by my self. It's done and it works great. Now my next project will be bringing the boat on to the trailer making sure she comes on center. Any ideas will be most welcomed. Thank you RonC

I take it to me mean loading the boat on the trailer at the ramp with a flat bunk trailer. What you need Ron, is two guides for your trailer similar to what's on my trailer. You simply install them and set the width for the widest point of your boat. Check out the pics. The PVC is placed over the square stock tube and it turns on it and protects the hull if the boat happens to rub against it. The cap on one of mine is broke. I have to fix that some day.
Joe

 

[Ron20450]

I take it to me mean loading the boat on the trailer at the ramp with a flat bunk trailer. What you need Ron, is two guides for your trailer similar to what's on my trailer. You simply install them and set the width for the widest point of your boat. Check out the pics. The PVC is placed over the square stock tube and it turns on it and protects the hull if the boat happens to rub against it. The cap on one of mine is broke. I have to fix that some day.
Joe

Thank Joe
I had that on my Siren. I was thinking more like something near were your board is for you keel, like maybe some kind of rollers ?

 

[Joe11688]

Thank Joe
I had that on my Siren. I was thinking more like something near were your board is for you keel, like maybe some kind of rollers ?

It's possible to do that with two square stock galvanized tubes long enough to accommodate about four 12" hard rollers with 18"X 5/8" pins, pin pals, and two "U" clamps. The only problem that you run into is that it's hard to lubricate. I drilled three small holes in each roller so that I could use WD-40.
Joe

 

[Ron20450]

It's possible to do that with two square stock galvanized tubes long enough to accommodate about four 12" hard rollers with 18"X 5/8" pins, pin pals, and two "U" clamps. The only problem that you run into is that it's hard to lubricate. I drilled three small holes in each roller so that I could use WD-40.
Joe

Thanks Joe
I like those big rollers. Maybe putting a couple vertically will roll it right in the center.

 

[Joe11688]

Thanks Joe
I like those big rollers. Maybe putting a couple vertically will roll it right in the center.

Ron,
The two black cloth bunks in the picture will keep the keel in the center. The bunks are nothing but carpet covered 2X4s standing up on the 2" sides clamped to the cross members. Some guys design these board so that they're funnel shaped and the keel is merely guided to the center when it hits the funnel. You could probably design something like that. Good luck!
Joe