New trailer bunks

[cs]

Had to move my weekender to my new house and didn't have the trailer ready. You see the weekender has a full lenght keel, but is flat bottomed. So the bottom of the boat is about 12" above the bottom of the keel.

When I put the boat on the trailer, I kinda had to lay it over to get it stable enough to move. I need to start thinking about building bunks for it. The keel rides on a set of rollars and I was thinking about building the bunks up out of PT lumber and covering them with carpet.

Any other suggestions?

Chad

[landlocked sailor]

Chad, That's how I replaced the bunks on the trailer for my Nimble 20. and it works fine. Most marine centers sell rolls of bunk carpet. My local shop stopped though. There is a carpet store across the street that will cut strips from outdoor carpet for a lot less. I would recommend SS staples; you can get them from Jamestown Distributors. Rick

[Wayne Jeffers]

Chad,

PT lumber with carpet over works just fine. If you need the bunks to conform to a boat with a little rocker, choose the 5/4 planks used for home deck surfaces instead of 2-by boards.

Instead of the pricey marine carpet, get inexpensive outdoor carpet from the home center store. You can't tell the difference.

Wayne

[cs]

Sounds like I'm on the right track. Will proced that way as soon as I can get organized.

Chad

[Gary E]

If you scrounge around an apartment complex you may find more than you'l ever need and for FREE.

Right at the end and start of a month is a good time.

G