One thought on the should the keel be "resting on the trailer - not resting on the trailer" question is that if the keel is not resting directly on the trailer you have its entire unsupported weight constantly flexing the hull when bouncing down the highway. I think that maybe ideally one could adjust all of the supports that could touch the hull and keel to try and evenly distribute the loads. ----- Original Message ----- From: <stevemc35@attbi.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:23 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Not Another Trailer Question
Connie -- It does make sense to me that the bunkboards should be taking the weight -- it seems like it would be a strain on the hull around the keel if all the weight was taken by the keel while bouncing on the trailer.
One thing is puzzling me a bit. I don't HAVE keel rollers on my trailer -- maybe I should. BUT, if there is daylight between the keel rollers and the keel... then are they giving you anything? Does the keel ever touch them?
-- Steve McClellan 1981 M15 #152 stevemc35@attbi.com
Steve,
My M15's weight is carried by the bunk boards, not the keel rollers.
With the M15 on the Trailrite trailer, I can see daylight between the keel and the keel rollers.
With the weight of the M15 on the bunk boards, they will be bent to assume the shape of the hull (goodness) since that distributes the load over a greater area.
Connie M15 #400
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