Centre Rollers on Trailers for Vagabonds etc

[Chimo]

Fin101

Interesting point you make,

"I think dealers etc should all be a bit more particular when it comes to selling the buyer a boat and the right trailer for it. Nothing worse than coming home from a big day on the water and battling to get you rig on safely and without doing any damage."

When Lindsay Fry had Seafarer the boats came with a Five year hull warranty if the boat was sold on a "Seafarer / Tinka" setup trailer; 12months warranty on other trailer if I remember correctly' maybe Boatboy50 can comment?

The man ex Mayfair who used to set up the Tinka trailers is still around; maybe he should also comment.

Cheers
Chimo

[fin101]

I have had a couple of shocker trailers, I think I know what to look for now, I thought long and hard before chooseing this one. Admittedly I guess it will be price that dealers will think about when getting a b/t package together, but in reality it can be a huge mistake, for the owner in particular. It is a pretty important bit of kit when you think about it and deserves a bit more attention when it comes to suitability and safety. Don't see the point of putting the boat you paid a lot of money for on a trailer that is not appropriate for it.

[johncar]

Yeah I had a similar setup on my last Dunbier, It was a nice trailer, very user friendly particularly after a few personal enhancements

[JJV555]

Hi John and Brett. I had a little trouble chipping the keel as well but it seems to be caused by the second set of wobblers not the first set. which would suggest that Im well off course.

I have twins which means i need to be in further to drive on because the motors are higher and dont grip enough.

The boat can jump the first gang of wobblers and land on the second gang of three before sliding into the centre. I have ordered more protector strips to cover all the gangs and will look into removing the keel rollers altogether.

I dont winch on because my winch is still in bits after exploding on the ramp one windy busy day. I use a catch set up that grabs the boat when you drive on. To drive off i just push forward a tad untill it releases and then back off.

Cheers
Stu

Stu, make sure the center rollers are not hard up on the keel as this is what l did the damage on and yes my boat does not touch the first roller, however l will still fit a set just incase on the first roller, to be honest l honestly believe that the center rollers are my problem but the guides will help if not centered when you come in.

Fin101 totally agree, if l was to change trailers or the B & T l will give it a lot of thought as stated there is nothing worse than damaging the pride & joy after a days fishing, l hate it.

[JJV555]

Yeah I had a similar setup on my last Dunbier, It was a nice trailer, very user friendly particularly after a few personal enhancements

Johncar, that looks like an awesome trailer, the blue skids you have is what l plan to do, was this standard or something you fitted after the purchase, and what type of trailer is it??

Boeing trailers in NSW seem to make a great set up and have a V guide at the first point of contact, do a goggle search and see there trailers, not sure on price but they look great and seem like they will do a great job

And yes i'm driving my Vagabond on i have not tried to winch due to time holding up the ramp and i think it will be to heavy to hand winch, might try if this does not fix my issue as l sick of damaging the keel, even though l got plenty of experience now flowcoating the damage...

[stue2]

Stu, make sure the center rollers are not hard up on the keel as this is what l did the damage on and yes my boat does not touch the first roller, however l will still fit a set just incase on the first roller, to be honest l honestly believe that the center rollers are my problem but the guides will help if not centered when you come in.

Fin101 totally agree, if l was to change trailers or the B & T l will give it a lot of thought as stated there is nothing worse than damaging the pride & joy after a days fishing, l hate it.

Thanks John. The keel rollers are a fair way from the keel. its because i have to back in so far, she hits the second gang.
That trailer of Johncars looks the goods.

Cheers guys

[johncar]

Well It's not my Trailer now, Sold it to Brad up in Rocky, hope he is still very happy with it.
It's a Dunbier Glider series Ally trailer. It was quite good out of the box but it did have a few of the usual issues I had to sort out. I added some more wobbles over the standard and modified the ladder style keel roller set up a little. Adjusted everything up and I think you could throw a boat at that trailer and it would come up straight every time with no gelcoat damage.

The lateral skids are great, not a cheap option by the time you put a few on with all the supports etc but do a good job of aligning the boat if you don't get it quite right.

Mine came with the trailer but does anyone know where to buy that heavy plastic U channel to make them out of? I want to also fit them to my current trailer .

[JJV555]

Does anyone know where to buy that heavy plastic U channel to make them out of? I want to also fit them to my current trailer .

Here you go it took me about a week to find the source as l hunted high and low to work out who manufactured it, but was well worth it as your buying directly from the manufacture and price is excellent you will not find it cheaper anywhere.

Note that it will only come in grey unless your lucky enough that the size you need is in either blue or red

I am about to order to do the skids as per your old trailer in the pic.

It all comes from the one supplier is what l understand

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Boat-Part...=p3286.c0.m282
http://www.roxom.com.au/store.htm
http://www.magnaplas.com/aus/contact.htm