Rick; I sent you an off-list message with a picture attachment showing the keel roller placement. Later I remembered that the same pictures are on the MSOG site at the link below... http://www.msog.org/how-to/keelguide/haas_keel_guide.cfm.
Don Haas, M15-248 Dream Catcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Frodo failed. Bush has the ring. > [Original Message] > From: Rick Langer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 4/6/2005 7:39:01 AM > Subject: M_Boats: Trailer Keel Rollers > > I need advice on keel rollers. My trailer has a 2x8 attached to the frame > sections which the keel sets on. I'm thinking that rollers would make > retrival easier. If I mount the rollers on the cross frames they will end > up being about 3" aft of the front of the keel and about 4" forward of the > aft end of the keel. This seems a little too close to the ends of the keel > for comfort. > > Where is the best place to support the keel? > What size rollers should I use? > How much of the boats weight should bear on the rollers and how much on the > bunks that support the hull? > > Thanks, > > Rick Langer > M15 #337 > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
