floating trailer help
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Printed Date: November-22-2024 at 9:49pm
Topic: floating trailer help
Posted By: Double Up
Subject: floating trailer help
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 2:57am
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I have a rollins trailer for my 90 sport, and when i launch the boat the trailer floats. It is more of a problem when I am putting it back on the trailer. I think it is a combination of the tires and the wooden bunks. I tried filling PVC with sand but that was not enough. Concrete? Any Ideas?
thanks! ------------- 1990 Sport Nautique |
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Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 9:05am
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Wow, I've never heard of anything like this on a larger trailer. Does it have larger fenders or step plates that could be holding air when you back it into the water? Otherwise, I wouldn't see a reason for it floating?? I'll be curious to see how this plays out!! ------------- |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 11:35am
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Is the trailer a tube frame construction? If so maybe the frame is just holding air and a few holes drilled at a high and low spot would allow the frame to fill with water and sink.
The trailer for my 81 with the fiberglass fenders will float when retrieving the boat if we back in too quick. It will actually move a few feet to the side before it sinks, we just have to back in slower and let the air escape from under the fenders. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 2:30pm
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Just an idea, but are you in the water too deep? Try putting the trailer in with the fenders barely out of the water. You may be already doing this.
I hope this helps, Donald |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 4:56pm
Someone didn't put 12.50's by 16.5's on the trailer did they?  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 6:46pm
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Never heard of this...
the same sort of thing happened to us on a duck hunt this year though...except the boat was frozen to the trailer...That was quite the surprise haha ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5009 - '90 Ski (sold) http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5479 - '00 Sport Mississippi River - Bellevue, IA |
Posted By: bhectus
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 8:54pm
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pics or it didn't happen!! ------------- '02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold '87 Barefoot - sold '97 Super Sport Nautique - originally custom built for Walt Meloon '97 Ski Nautique '83 SN 2001 |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 10:27pm
Bret, What don't you believe happened without photographic proof? The floating trailer or the boat frozen to the trailer? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
bhectus wrote:Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: December-18-2010 at 5:59pm
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My old tubular bayliner trailer if backed in quikly would float briefly then sink usualy one side first then the other. I would have drilled it if it took longer to sink. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: rman56
Date Posted: December-22-2010 at 2:11pm
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I have had good luck with putting my trailer right to the top of the fenders, easy on and off. I bought a Dorsey for my 83 and they have nice sized drain holes so it sinks right away...... ------------- 1983 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: December-28-2010 at 2:11pm
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Call rollins and see what they suggest. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |