Miss Delmarva

[Aswaff400]

just noticed something... where's the bow, v-bunks/guide? i see a bare cross member sitting right there?

Aaron,

I noticed that too. I just got caught up in the engine project and forgot to mention it to Scott. It is going to need a V bunk fabbed in order to prevent some major rash when loading or unloading. So we need to add that to the project list. I'm surprised it didn't have one.

i talked to scott about it, we may do a double v-bunk setup like on my trailer and many others. since his boat will be at bobs for a little bit, and hes only 40-45 minutes away, i may swing up there and take care of it for him after my truck is out of the shop some time in the next 2 weeks... would hate to put one of them plastic/galvanized v-guides only to wear the keel on Miss D...

[RickK]

Cool picture  

[Blue Agave]

Bob it was a pleasure as always.  Scotty, she is a beauty!  Look forward to the Maiden Voyage my friend.

[slvrlng]

In addition to the V bunks I would also recommend at least one roller on the crossmembers just in case the entry slips through the bunks. i put mine back on and depending on the angle of the ramp it has saved my hull numerous times. At least put one of those hard plastic slides on there just in case.

http://www.easternmarine.com/3-x-12-sto ... d-pad-3112

B&S trailers in Reddick FL is where I got my brackets for the bunks and they are some nice folks to deal with. Really great pricing also.

[Aswaff400]

i can order parts through my work with a decent discount.

[seabob4]

Come up for a visit Aaron!  Might even help you...might...     Nah, whatever you need!

Scott, need to start thinking stereos, as I ran the spreader light wires through the t-top frame this eve, also thinking about a 12" LED anchor light (Hella makes nice ones), going to mount it in the center but have to look up CG regs to make sure there is no separation requirement between nav lgts and anc lgts.  Also going to go with a simple plastic enclosure for the stereo like this...http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... RhGTx0WQ98

Those enclosures with the gimbal mount and the door?  IMO, they suck, I've done a bunch, real heavy with the stereo inside...PITA...

[Circle Hooked]

Bob you look right at home in that console  

[seabob4]

Bob you look right at home in that console  

Unfortunately... :cry: ...  

Been there, done that, right Scott?

[gran398]

Thanks Nando. Aaron, thanks for your assistance with the trailer.  You are absolutely right, and thanks for catching it. Lew, thanks for the input too. Much appreciated ya'll

Bob, its waterproof up there, so whatever it takes in terms of a stereo housing...the one you linked looks fine. Re the anchor light, the shortest that passes CG regs the better. If it has to hinge and fold, that's cool too.

I like those pics too fellas

[seabob4]

Alright Scott, this is the way I look at it.  Tunes are a must, but it's really not the head unit that makes them sound good, it's the speakers.  You know that.  So I recommend a relatively "inexpensive" (no, I didn't say cheap!) head unit...but something that has around 40W/channel advertised output.  You ain't gonna get 40W/channel, but it's better than 25.

The key to me is ease of use.  I have a Blaupunkt in the Max that I still don't know what some of the buttons do, and I've had it for 6 years.  The Pioneer in the Jetta, on the other hand, is easy to figure out (came with the car).  But you still want a "marine" rated unit.  Your box may be water-proof in regards to direct water penetration, but it is FAR from water proof regarding the salt air we are all so used to...

[seabob4]

This little baby right here...http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?pat ... id=1834704

[GoneFission]

In addition to the V bunks I would also recommend at least one roller on the crossmembers just in case the entry slips through the bunks. i put mine back on and depending on the angle of the ramp it has saved my hull numerous times. At least put one of those hard plastic slides on there just in case.

Maybe I'm the outlyer here, but I'm not a fan of the V-bunks.  I think you are better off putting in some forward bunks that will support the bow and take some load if needed.  I've seen the V-bunks actually damage the hull if the boat is not loaded straight.  Put a center roller in to keep the boat off the crossmember and then put foward bunks in - she will self-center and you almost can't load her wrong.  

[slvrlng]

OK so terminology difference. V bunks are what John pictured in my terminology, V blocks are just a chunk of wood covered that act as a slide. Owens uses these on their trailers at the front. I REALLY like my V bunks (forward bunks) when loading they grab the hull and make it line right up.

http://www.slideon.com/photo-gallery/?f ... arge_f.jpg

My setup.

[Aswaff400]

Aaron,

I noticed that too. I just got caught up in the engine project and forgot to mention it to Scott. It is going to need a V bunk fabbed in order to prevent some major rash when loading or unloading. So we need to add that to the project list. I'm surprised it didn't have one.

i talked to scott about it, we may do a double v-bunk setup like on my trailer and many others. since his boat will be at bobs for a little bit, and hes only 40-45 minutes away, i may swing up there and take care of it for him after my truck is out of the shop some time in the next 2 weeks... would hate to put one of them plastic/galvanized v-guides only to wear the keel on Miss D...

from my message to scott:

my trailer, bunk guides


my shop trailer with the v-guide, note the carpet wrapped in the V to keep from scratching customers' boat

     
 

[Aswaff400]

In addition to the V bunks I would also recommend at least one roller on the crossmembers just in case the entry slips through the bunks. i put mine back on and depending on the angle of the ramp it has saved my hull numerous times. At least put one of those hard plastic slides on there just in case.

Maybe I'm the outlyer here, but I'm not a fan of the V-bunks.  I think you are better off putting in some forward bunks that will support the bow and take some load if needed.  I've seen the V-bunks actually damage the hull if the boat is not loaded straight.  Put a center roller in to keep the boat off the crossmember and then put foward bunks in - she will self-center and you almost can't load her wrong.  

lewis described your exact setup, bunks with a roller in between.

OK so terminology difference. V bunks are what John pictured in my terminology, V blocks are just a chunk of wood covered that act as a slide. Owens uses these on their trailers at the front. I REALLY like my V bunks (forward bunks) when loading they grab the hull and make it line right up.

http://www.slideon.com/photo-gallery/?f ... arge_f.jpg

one more thing i dont like about O&S... all of there trailers are built like that...

heres our searays trailer, v-block, used just about every other weekend through out the summer
this is on a quickload