Adjusting a roller trailer to fit a 23

thedink9 · #1 02-28-2006, 10:45 AM

When I bought my roller type trailer a few years back, I never consulted anyone in adjusting the roller arms to make sure they fit the hull properly. I have now knowest that a few of my forward rollers seem crushed. The roller arms seem that they are spaced too low (or inboard) on the hull. I am going to replace the rollers with new PVC type non maring type anyway, but when I do this I also want to set the roller spacing up properly. Can anyone explain how this is correctly done? Thanks Rich

thedink9 · #2 03-01-2006, 10:57 PM

No one knows how to set up a roller trailer to properly accept a 23 Seacraft? Rich

nestorpr · #3 03-03-2006, 03:12 PM

I had my trailer adjusted by a trailer shop for $120 and now the boat sits perfectly on it. They even had to trim the bunks (they were super long) and some other rework but it was definitely worth the money.

dcobbett · #4 03-03-2006, 06:06 PM

thedink,

I've never done it on a SeaCraft or on a bunk setup, but on other rigs I've had it was just common sense and a trial and error process. Once I got the tongue weight where I wanted it, I took the boat and some tools to a quiet launching area and watched it on and off the trailer a few times and started to make adjustments so that(1), the boat sat as low as possible on the trailer(2), the rollers had a minimum impact (crossing over) on hull strakes when the boat was moving on and off the trailer,(3), the rollers appeared to be located so as to provide a balanced support for the boat (especially along the keel line)and not be bearing on hull strakes or potential weak areas (middle of large, flat panels, etc.)and (4), the boat ended up straight and where I wanted it to be on the trailer. Also, adjust the height of the winch so that the pull alond most of the boats travel line is up, not down.