Skids or rollers??

 Got a mate that recently bought a 28ft Sea ray, it came on a trailer but isnt rated at the weight of the boat, bout 3.5t.. he can get it worked on or buy another, both being about the same amount of money, he has rollers on the current trailer and the other has skids.... what would be better, Every larger boat I see seems to be on skids, including the trailer the storage uses to launch his boat... but Im also figuring they can put it in way deeper than us norms would with a 4wd

Opinions?? 

 

Troy

 

PS doing a trailer upgrade for my Baron sportsman.. would this be relevant too

 


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Teflon skids on my 6.8 seaquest

Wed, 2013-07-31 07:15

Brilliant - maintenance free and superb for both launch and retreive  

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If he goes skids make sure he

Wed, 2013-07-31 07:54

If he goes skids make sure he mounts his brake actuator high enough that it stays dry when launching as most skid trailers need to go way further in to retrieve.

Especially on shallow angle ramps

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 Skids with poly ethalyne

Wed, 2013-07-31 11:11

 Skids with poly ethalyne bunks and a 4m drawbar!

 

Skids are great just a paiin on shallow ramps! I