Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 08-17-2011, 07:57 PM   #1
Lt. Commander

 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Posts: 125
Question bunkers or rollers

The other trailer thread has me wondering?
Which is better - rollers or bunks?

Is it application specific, easier loading, ??

Mine is bunkers, once we put on a guide, easy to load.
When we were looking I was told that bunkers more evenly support hull..
__________________

__________________
1997 1700SR "MaKs RAT attack"
VFF
vffb507 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-17-2011, 09:01 PM   #2
Admiral
 
biggerseagar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: central Illinois
Posts: 2,279
Default

Well I'll start this heated debate by saying ...........bunks bunks bunks............there I said it!
__________________

biggerseagar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-17-2011, 09:45 PM   #3
Commander
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Purcellville, VA.
Posts: 296
Default

I am with Big on this one, bunks all the way. Neighbor has SeaRay 215EC with Rollers, guess who gets to help him load/un-load every weekend?
Gotta be careful with that one, pull the strap and off she rolls. He has to get into it a bit just to hold it on to un-hook the strap or to hook up when loading. What a PITA!!!!!

I can do mine all by myself. Just drive it on, drive it off. Then climb out and hook the strap up. Doesn't get any easier than that
mcoffey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-17-2011, 10:24 PM   #4
Commander
 
dronthelake's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Chatlotte, NC (Lake Norman)
Posts: 253
Default

I trailered for over 25 years and have had both. My vote is for bunks with Liquid Rollers (spray).

http://www.discountmarinesupplies.co...d_Rollers.html
__________________
David & Carol
Charlotte, NC (Lake Norman)
3700 SCR "Comfortably Numb"
dronthelake is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-18-2011, 03:04 PM   #5
Admiral

 
ss3964spd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Fairfax Va
Posts: 1,512
Send a message via Yahoo to ss3964spd
Default

Bunks do provide more surface area for the hull to rest on. Rollers - if there are enough, and if they are positioned under the stingers, are also more than sufficient. Case in point for rollers. My boat, a 2004 2400 SC3, has been on a roller trailer from day 1 and apparently has not suffered any hull problems resulting from the individual contact points of the rollers.

I back my tandem axle trailer in to the point where the water is just to the top of the fender of the forward most pair of tires, which means the stern is just on the verge of floating. I unhook the saftey chain and then just winch it down easily. Once it's floating I tie off to the dock, unhook the cable, winch in the slack. and go park the rig. Loading is the reverse. Couldn't be easier and solo is no problem.

Not that I have any practicle experience with this but I've read that a roller trailer may provide more options as far as ramps go, depending on how steep it is, how long it is, and how much the tide swings. Some ramps won't let you power load because it causes a big hollow spot where the ramp ends.

Dan
ss3964spd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-23-2011, 02:17 AM   #6
Ensign
 
tcongdon86's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Hudson, WI
Posts: 8
Default

Had a shoreland'r trailer with rollers with my 18' and now have bunks for my 23' so have had both...rollers definitely unload easier (careful!) and maybe load easier if you have to crank it up a bit. On the other hand, I think the bunks provide more even support and my experience is that the boat is easier to center with bunks. I can drive (idle speed only) most of the way up and finish it off with the winch; it's almost perfectly dead center every time, even on a fairly crooked landing. I typically back in deep enough to get the carpet wet (landing permitting) then pull up so just the top of the fender over the front wheel is above the water. 10 seasons on rollers & 1 on bunks, love the bunks!
tcongdon86 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2012, 08:19 AM   #7
Lt. JG
 
A Little Nauti's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 18
Default

Bunks are my preference. Last boat I had beat me down the ramp because I forgot to leave the safety chain on.(steep ramp) Did some damage to the Gel coat which was fixable but my pride will never be the same. Flew off the rollers like it was shot out of a cannon. Know what it's like when you turn around and your boat is already heading to the water?? Bunks Bunks Bunks
A Little Nauti is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2012, 10:25 PM   #8
Lt. JG
 
Wild Bill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Marysville, Washington
Posts: 38
Default

I have had both ...... Bunks , all the way for me !!
Wild Bill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 05:19 PM   #9
Ensign
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 6
Default

Once saw a guy who wasn't too sure of himself unloading and released the strap early. His boat rolled right off onto the ramp and destroyed the outdrive. Not pretty. Bunks bunks bunks!
__________________

Ontariomarc is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT. The time now is 06:51 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.