Trailer roller advice please

[bigjimg]

I was going to suggest that you purchase 2 clamp on type adjusting tubes for your single wobble rollers and set them apart. Looks like you have done that.
I had my tinnie set up like that and over 41/2 yrs never had any retrieving problems. A lot of solo missions and the boat was routine launch and retrieve. Jim

[PeterKroll]

Thanks, Jim. Yes, I'm not sure why they had the rollers jammed so close. One good thing, though. The old stem clamps were welded to the trailer chassis and they had to go, so I got to try my first ever slice and dice with a cutting wheel on a hand-held grinder. Wheeeeee!!! Like a hot knife through butter! I have now launched and retrieved twice, and it's a piece of cake.

[fishychrissy]

Hi Peter,
Glad you got it sorted.
I've just got a single Keel roller at the back and I launch and retrieve on my own.
I find in any wind I just hook up the winch strap and keep tension on the strap so the keel at the bow is sitting on the middle of the roller.
Next, keeping up the tension, I pick up the slack with the winch, and then easy as that, the hull centres itself on the other two rollers.
Haven't seen those vee boat loaders for a while but I'd imagine you could have a beer whilst winching the boat back onto the trailer!
Cheers

[PeterKroll]

I was going to try a self-centering roller., but these tilt rollers look like they will do the job now. However, I haven't tried loading it on the trailer in a decent chop yet, so I will have to wait and see.

It used to be a bit of a comedy, because I couldn't pull the boat far enough onto the trailer, so I'd hook on, run up to the winch, boat would have drifted off rollers, run back down, boat would be sitting sideways on top of the lights crunching away, pull back to rollers, splash back up to winch, boat drifted off rollers.... Etc, etc. Hope I've fixed it now.

Also have replaced the broken taillights and mounted them lower.

[PeterKroll]

I didn't mention that the reason I couldn't pull it far enough on the trailer, was because the wobble rollers (being so close together) stopped it. Seems like a very satisfactory anti-retrieve device if you should ever want that. Maximum frustration guaranteed...

[fishychrissy]

I was going to try a self-centering roller., but these tilt rollers look like they will do the job now. However, I haven't tried loading it on the trailer in a decent chop yet, so I will have to wait and see.

It used to be a bit of a comedy, because I couldn't pull the boat far enough onto the trailer, so I'd hook on, run up to the winch, boat would have drifted off rollers, run back down, boat would be sitting sideways on top of the lights crunching away, pull back to rollers, splash back up to winch, boat drifted off rollers.... Etc, etc. Hope I've fixed it now.

Also have replaced the broken taillights and mounted them lower.

Lol, that whole to-ing and fro-ing thing on the ramp has happened to me too, keeps you fit tho!
Cheers

[Fed]

That's what power winches are for, they let you hold the boat steady & winch it at the same time.