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trailer bunk ?

Started by skully, April 17, 2007, 07:44:12 PM

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skully

hi to all
i will be buying a 19 cp 1984 its on jack stands comes with a trailer
thats has had some work done  to it, the rollers and  some other adjustments
My question is what would be a good height to set the level of the bunks
off the rollers ?

thanks

Craig Weis

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Skully, I'd like to have a set dimension for those trailer bunks but my boat on her trailer is too far buried in the back of the barn to throw a tape on the height of the square bars holding the bunks up under the hull. But I would guess that about 31 inch is about right for starters.

Once the boat is on the rollers I would loosen the bolt and jack the square tube up or down till each bunk [which are carpeted 2 x 4 's] curves  to the hull with out pushing the keel up off of the rollers. This would need to be done to all four square tubes. One at a time. One side first, then the other side.
If too much pressure is exerted on the hull she may 'oil can' a bit.
In my photo albums I have a pic of the back of my trailer for my C-P 19 and you might be able to gague or s.w.a.g. a good guess. Can't really get it right without the boat on the trailer.
If I can actually measure this I'll ammend my post. Good Luck skip. I'm not sure if this is what you asked about either.