Proper Bunk and Roller alignment

[Skin7]

I'm new to the forum and have been out of boating and fishing for about 10 years because life gets in the way sometimes, anyway, I just acquired a 1984 Ebbtide Dyna Trak 176 S/S and it I don't think the trailer is original to the boat and it appears to me the rollers and bunks aren't set up for this boat. Any help would be greatly appreciated with how this is suppose to be set up. Right now there is no room to put a Transom saver on the rear roller and the "ribs", for no other word right now to call them, sit on the bunks. I tried to get good pics of the set up. Thanks,

[slonezp]

The boat should not sit on the rear roller, that's just to guide the bow when loading and launching. 

[Way2slow]

Improper trailer setup can cause all kinds of hull problems, and yours is definitely not setup properly.

It should not be resting on the rollers once properly on the trailer.  The roller will cause concaves/hooks in the hull.  Not properly supported on the bunks can cause the hull to convex, basically put a rocker in it.   

[Glenn]

That whole winch setup looks odd to me.  It's set too far back, which is why the boat is sitting on the roller - the whole boat is too far back on the trailer.  Plus the winch itself is well above the eye on the bow. 

 

You're assessment is right - this isn't the original trailer.  Worse yet, it's a bad fit.

 

I'd take it to a trailer shop where they can assess whether or not they can customize it to fit your boat, or if you'd be better off getting another trailer.

[Way2slow]

I noticed the bunk is under the riser and shouldn't be.  Using your picture as reference, the bunk needs to be to the right more so the riser is sitting just inside the bunk and the hull is resting on the on the bunk.  

How is your tongue weight, it should be 150 - 200 pounds?  If the boat is sitting too far back, the tongue is going to be too light, if too far forward, too heavy.

Does, your winch have the lifting arm that lifts the front of the boat a couple of inches when it's winched all the way to the stop?  That helps take some of the weight off the hull and more evenly distribute it on the bunks.  

As Glenn suggested, you need to have a professional look at it and set it up properly.  There is no way someone can tell you how to do it without being there to see exactly how it's sitting and how the weight is being distributed.

[TheRodFather]

It doesn't look like a transom saver would work on the trailer no matter where the boat is, the roller is set back so far from the trailer frame, where the lower part of the saver would mount?

 

Might have to use the other style of saver, the ones that wedge between the mound and the driveshaft housing.

 

 

[senile1]

16 hours ago, Glenn said:

That whole winch setup looks odd to me.  It's set too far back, which is why the boat is sitting on the roller - the whole boat is too far back on the trailer.  Plus the winch itself is well above the eye on the bow. 

 

You're assessment is right - this isn't the original trailer.  Worse yet, it's a bad fit.

 

I'd take it to a trailer shop where they can assess whether or not they can customize it to fit your boat, or if you'd be better off getting another trailer.

 

Yeah, this looks almost dangerous.  The front portion of the keel of your boat should rest against the front roller above your winch.  However, your roller, or whatever that is, appears to be extended back about 12 inches from the winch to meet the boat.  Also, even if the front roller were by the winch, I am not sure you have enough rail and bunk support under the boat to support the front half if it were pulled that far forward. 

[Skin7]

Thanks for the advice and suggestions, Guys, I got it taken care of.

[Way2slow]

What did you do, reload it centered on the trailer, because after looking again, it looks like you just missed getting it loaded properly when you took it out of the water.