Replacing carpet on trailer slides
Submitted by sealure on Wed, 2015-09-30 09:14
Has anyone got experience with replacing the carpet on trailer slides. Are there any trips or traps. Did you have someone else do it and if so what cost. 6.85m glass boat. Two slides about 3.3m long. Any suggestions appreciated. I live NOR.
Rob H
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buy HPDE plastic and screw
buy HPDE plastic and screw it on.
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Bluedog
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Is that what you have
Is that what you have Rob?
How slippery is it when driving the boat back on? Does your boat stay put once you hit the bow roller or will it want to slide back down if you don't have your motor going?
Rob H
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yeah I do, but with a glass
yeah I do, but with a glass boat.
Im actually in the process of replacing with rollers though.
Its much more slippery than carpet, which simply isnt at all.
But still takes a fair effort to get mine off which is a pain if alone.
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jng
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HPDE thats what i use on my
HPDE thats what i use on my drive on trailer,it can be quite slippery it all depends on the angle of your trailer and how far the trailer is in the water. But that will vary between boats to boats
With my boat/trailer if my trailer is just a tad to far into the water the boat will slide of on its own, pretty annoying when your trying to undo the winch cable and the boat keeps sliding. When it comes to driving on it goes on just as easy as it comes off but i do have to hold it in gear to keep it from sliding down.
Duralite trailers sell that plastic strip and they also have the poly bunks
sealure
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Do you know if the Duralite
Do you know if the Duralite trailer poly bunks need carpet on them
jng
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Sorry for the late reply, I
Sorry for the late reply, I don't believe you need carpet on them just direct contact with the hull
sealure
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Better late than never. Many
Better late than never. Many thanks for getting back.
Stevo81
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If you end up going carpet,
If you end up going carpet, a bit of silicone spray helps launching and retrieving if your boats heavy.
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sealure
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Really appreciate the advice
Really appreciate the advice