1 hour ago, dizzygti said:

@justgary you around this weekend or have family plans?  I'll be in Destin/Miramar.   

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26 minutes ago, dizzygti said:

The few times I didn't get it far enough forward, after pulling out, the keel is 3-4 inches from the roller and sits the same on the front bunks.   

Only 865!   And we do not power load.  I back in so deep the boat is still floating when I winch it up, and it sits down gently in place.   That said, you still see where the worn carpet is sliding along the keel and rubbing into the gel.   Waiting on the patches and will be out of town this weekend, so it can wait until next week.   @justgary you around this weekend or have family plans?  I'll be in Destin/Miramar.   

Those patches do look pretty nifty. I have a few spots wearing out too. I may try them as well. 

Boat Bling Vinyl Sauce works well.   That said, I don't know if it's "safe", but it gets off white/zinc'y sunscreen easily.   

On 6/12/2026 at 6:26 PM, shawndoggy said:

yeah if you aren't committed to driving around with it on all the time (overlander style! put your spare on the roof rack too!) they are a major PITA for storage.  It's like having to deal with spock's coffin from the OG startrek movie all the time.  

 

My buddy rigged up a pulley storage system and it just hung from his garage rafters and lowered onto his SUV.   A lot of work but made it easier to take on and off.   

19 hours ago, justgary said:

I was supposing that the front roller is too far forward, which puts the curve of the boat too far forward to fit the curved bunks.  I'll ask it a different way:  If you leave the boat back a few inches shy of the front roller, does it look like it fits better on the bunks?  If so, do you still have enough tongue weight?  If so, consider moving the front roller back rather than messing with the bunks.

The few times I didn't get it far enough forward, after pulling out, the keel is 3-4 inches from the roller and sits the same on the front bunks.   

18 hours ago, ahopkins22LSV said:

There’s no need to mess with either in my opinion. Every single Malibu/Axis trailer since they started making their own (2016, 17?) is setup this way. They are guide bunks to get the boat centered on the trailer. Dizzy has like 7 million hours (jealous) on the boat and has launched more in the last three, four years than most of us do in a decade. I’m not surprised one bit the bunk carpet is worn. 

Only 865!   And we do not power load.  I back in so deep the boat is still floating when I winch it up, and it sits down gently in place.   That said, you still see where the worn carpet is sliding along the keel and rubbing into the gel.   Waiting on the patches and will be out of town this weekend, so it can wait until next week.   @justgary you around this weekend or have family plans?  I'll be in Destin/Miramar.