Trailer bunk replacement
 

Looks like I have more work cut out for me this spring than I intended. I pulled the boat out to do some spring cleaning and noticed one side sitting a hair lower on the trailer than the other. Taking a closer look and I see this...

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Sure enough the wood is slowly collapsing on the one side. Since I have to replace one, you can bet I'm going to replace all the bunks and be done with it. I started working last night. Treated 4x4s and galvanized hardware so far. I'm going to sand some edges down and cover with carpet tomorrow night.

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The two main bunks on this trailer are huge. They measure 11ft x 10" x 3.5"

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Last year one of the member's used the bunk wrap product and was really happy with it. You might check it out?

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Can you tell me what bunk wrap is and who makes it.Thanks.

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Caliber Bunk Wrap is on amazon. There is a complete bunk board wrap and a slide that goes on the wood. The member last year used just the slide version

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Did a quick Google search and found this: Caliber Trailer Bunk Wraps

Wish I had time to wait and order that but I need to get this thing done this weekend or I may not have another chance for a month or so! I got some pretty generic black bunk carpet from Academy sports here and am going to double layer the back half of the big bunks where the boat will do most of its sliding.

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Understand. You can always add it later. Search for the post. Thought he said it made a pretty big difference.

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Ah found it: http://www.mariahownersclub.com/foru...-carpet-2.html

They do look nice! Thanks for the info

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As hard as I looked to find the material used in the BunkWrap or Slides product, I cannot get that info. What is the material?

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Yea other than 'low friction composite' I don't see any details about the material either. Looks like it comes in a roll so it can't be too hard.

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Got the bunks covered in carpet. I beveled and sanded the top edges of the wood before just to make sure there were no sharp edges to push into the hull. I like the black a lot better than grey already!

I double layered the back halves of the main bunks since that should be where most of the sliding happens. The bunk carpet actually feels pretty tough, better than I thought for some stuff I bought at Academy sports.

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Look great

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Looking Good !!

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Wow! That's looks awesome. It's does look so much better black. Great job


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I forgot to take a 'before' pic without the boat on it, but here is the result when completed! Did it near the ramp at the lake with some wrenches and power tools, took about 45 minutes total... not too bad!

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Also took the boat on the first spring drive, it did pretty well! It didn't want to start, even with a brand spanking new battery it acted like it didn't have the juice to crank it (rapping tapping noise when turning the key I believe is starter solenoid) but I turned the crank by hand just a 1/4 turn and it finally fired up right after. Drove it for around 30-45 minutes straight then came back in. After I got home I put my smart charger on the battery and it only showed to be at 50-75% charged, this is a 1000 MCA Exide battery, so I need to dig into that a little more. Once I got it started it ran great though :)

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Excellent work. Everything on your rig looks like new.

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Looking real good. Hope mine turns out that well.

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Thanks fellas. It's a really nice trailer, I felt like it deserved some love. It really pulls great.

Now if only I could learn to pull the boat on straight every time!!!

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Just went on the same mission. I bought some trailer bunk carpet on eBay and it was pretty good. I saw the slides people are talking about but they're some type of plastic/composite you screw on top of the carpet. I chose not to use them because the hull would sit on the slides instead of the whole bunk.

As for your boat not starting. Definitely make sure your battery is good but check your ground connections. Especially the one that screws to the back of the block.

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Nice! You went even further with yours getting the axles off. Looks great so far!

I appreciate the info! I'll get in there and really look at the connections, maybe it will be something simple as some corrosion...