what kind of wood....

[tom]

does one use for making new bunks on the trailor.

 

[Bill O'Donovan]

Boat trailer

2x4 or 2x6 salt-treated pine will do fine.

 

[Paul]

PRESSURE TRAETED

I have a C22 trailer that has 2x8 bunks covered with indoor/outdoor carpet. The bunks are long continuous runners. Depending upon what size boat you have will determine the size wood required.

 

[tomD]

softwood

Mine are carpeted too but go with pine or other softwood so the board becomes sacrificial in the case of a hard knock. Easier to fix than gelcoat

 

[MArk]

Pressure Treated Pine

Mine are 5 years old and still in good shape although the carpet needs replacing.MArk

 

[John Dawson]

P.T. Pine and...

a fabric that won't rot like the stuff that you can buy in the trailer secton of marine stores or I/O carpeting, and don't forget the tacks should be non-rusting like copper or aluminum, and the bolts noncorrosive and countersunk if not side-mounted. On my dinghy trailer, the bunks were straight and the bottom round, so the flexing broke a moulded joint. Make sure your hull is happy with the fit, esp under road conditions.