Trailer Bunks
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I can get you aluminum bunks that are rubber capped.. The same ones on our boat lifts...
Not the cheap way to go, but certainly nice.
Not the cheap way to go, but certainly nice.
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Tim Gallagher
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Tim Gallagher
Performance Boat Center-FL
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Wright Performance, MTI, Cigarette, Sunsation
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I did mine last season. Eagle Trailer told me to just by treated and let it go at that. I was going to use SS hardware and they put the nix on that as well. Finally, I was going to get carpet from them and- guess what -they advised go to home depot and get dark (in my case, black) indoor/outdoor carpet and get after it. Did the job in an afternoon and was as good as new.
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I used I/O carpet- but not the astro-turf looking stuff. My HD keeps it around this time of year and through the summer on big rolls. It reminds me (almost) of marine grade carpet. I think it comes in black, gray and blue. And, it was fairly reasonably priced. No teflon pads, just the carpet which, I believe, is "slick" when wet, so depending on how far you can get the trailer into the water, I can't see teflon being of any assistance. I would spend the extra $$ to use SS staples when you gun the carpet on, though.
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Kent, I have some cedar beams I had left over from a trailer building business I used to be in. You are welcome to them for free. I have several sizes.
By the way, cypress will FAR outlive PT wood. I have a 1988 trailer I redid last year, and the cypress bunks were solid as ever. The PT V block was rotted to hell.
By the way, cypress will FAR outlive PT wood. I have a 1988 trailer I redid last year, and the cypress bunks were solid as ever. The PT V block was rotted to hell.
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I replaced two last year with PT. Worked fine and reused the old carpet. 1995 Eagle trailer. The old lag bolts were just about gone from rust. Used new galv. lags but dipped them in anti-seize before bolting the PT in place. Don't know if that helps, but can't hurt.
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Carpet on bunks
I just finished doing that on one of my cat trailers. Peice of cake!The trailer is a 1998 Extrem and the wood was starting to rot.
I, like some of you, went to menards and bought 2 18' by 10 by 2 planks, gallon of Thompsons waterprofing, 20 foot of black carpet,carpet glue and a few staples for my gun. and new bolts and nuts for the ends and lag bolts for the rest.
one day and it was done, all for under a hundred bucks !
Looks pretty good if I say so myself
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I, like some of you, went to menards and bought 2 18' by 10 by 2 planks, gallon of Thompsons waterprofing, 20 foot of black carpet,carpet glue and a few staples for my gun. and new bolts and nuts for the ends and lag bolts for the rest.
one day and it was done, all for under a hundred bucks !
Looks pretty good if I say so myself
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