boat trailers
Submitted by Carry on Fri, 2010-02-19 13:41
havin a few beers with a mate the other day we started talking about boat trailers and how they should be set up the boat in question is a 6.4 ali on a new trailer with skids we couldnt seem to agree on wether all the weight should be on the keel or most of the weight on the keel with the side skids taking the remainder of the weight . is there any basic formula or any particular way it should go. Any info would be good
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carnarvonite
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Keel
All of the weight should be on the keel if it is set up properlyThe side skids/slides are only there to stop it falling over not to have any real load on them
just dhu it
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boat specs
i agree with canarvonite , all allis should be on their keel and have side support , but i would check with your boat manufacturer as to what they require/recomend for insurance , i did own a westerberg and they sold it to me with a trailer that only had hull rollers and no keel support
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i heard ali
boats arent supposed to have those side rollers as it can form stres cracks
wazzbat
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It Depends!
Yeah, I reckon it depends on the manufacture of the boat. Depends where the ribs are and how the keel is joined together etc. I have no idea at all really. I'm just trying to sound like I know what I am talking about!
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Faulkner Family
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as far as i was aware the
as far as i was aware the keel is the strongest part of the hull hence the weight is put onto the keel rollers ,with the others just for support
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Buz
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As stated depends on the
As stated depends on the boat, and yes in general the keel is the stongest part of the hull.
In saying that though my dads 5.8m ally's trailer is all side rollered with no support along the keel line at all. We have used this boat with this trailer for 13 years now, including on long road trips where we load a heap of stuff into the boat for the journey. As yet there have been no signs of stress cracks or indents in the hull. Each side is supported by three banks of four rollers and one roller at the front where the keel bar starts. Makes it really easy getting off and on. Can even do drive ons, but have seen people get it wrong and bugger their trailers so i dont want to risk it.
Though the trailer was custom made by Roadmaster Trailers to suit this boat when it was made, i have often wondered when it comes time to get a new trailer made for it (probably got another 10 years in the current trailer), if i would get one that has keel support rollers and side rollers.
Carry
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trailers
Yeah thanks for the info looks like i might have been wrong i thought that 2/3 the weight was on the keel and divide the remaining 1/3 amongst the side skids either side of the trailer . My mates boat has cracks on either side of the hull on some of the stiffeners and also on one of the stringers running length ways it is a relatively old boat but a good one built by hampton yachts(razorline) so its got me stuffed
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