Trailer Bunks, Polyethylene Slip Pads, Replacement Wood
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:07 pm
With the purchase of a 1998 17 Outrage II boat, I also acquired a boat trailer. The trailer has a bad bunk.
I decided to replace the wood with polyethylene slip pads because the polyethylene slip pads make the boat much easier to load. I purchased some new polyethylene slip pads and fastened them to the top of bunks. On one bunk I discovered the screws went into the wood where they wouldn't hold due to bad wood.
I've read about the various woods to use to replace existing bunks and I'm thinking about using fir.
If polyethylene slip pads are kept free of abrasives will they not scratch the hull?
Will polyethylene slip pads eliminate the need to use marine carpet on bunks?
I decided to replace the wood with polyethylene slip pads because the polyethylene slip pads make the boat much easier to load. I purchased some new polyethylene slip pads and fastened them to the top of bunks. On one bunk I discovered the screws went into the wood where they wouldn't hold due to bad wood.
I've read about the various woods to use to replace existing bunks and I'm thinking about using fir.
If polyethylene slip pads are kept free of abrasives will they not scratch the hull?
Will polyethylene slip pads eliminate the need to use marine carpet on bunks?