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  • clubmyke
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Sep 2004
    • 414

    • so cal

    #1

    211 trailrite trailer bunkers

    is it normal for the tracking fins to hit the inner bunker when loading the boat ?

    I am on my third set of bunkers with the trailrite trailer....

    when I spoke to trailrite & the dealer they said you have to drive the boat up...due to the angle, it is way to low to drive up(bad angle)

    when I looked at the extreme trailer, the inner bunks are 2 feet further in vs hanging off the end like the trailrite...

    any suggestions?
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  • clubmyke
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Sep 2004
    • 414

    • so cal

    #2
    RE: 211 trailrite trailer bunkers

    due to the angle, it is way to steep to drive the boat up unless the trailer driver continuously backs the trailer down(bad angle)

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    • mmisarpt
      • Mar 2006
      • 30

      • So Cal

      #3
      I had a 2005 SV211 Team with a Trail-Rite trailer. I didn't not have any issues with the tracking fins hitting the bunks and I drove it up on the trailer each time. I found that what worked best for me was not to submerge the trailer too far (the fenders just barely underwater). I put it deep enough so that the boat would glide onto the bunks once the bow entered the guiding posts so that it would centered immediately.

      I have a 2006 220 Team now with an Extreme trailer and the custom 17" chrome rims. I feel that the Extreme trailer is a much better built trailer, although I find it a little trickier to load onto the trailer than the Trail-Rite. The heavier duty carpet places more resistance on the boat when driving it up, despite wetting the bunks prior to loading. The Extreme trailer costs twice as much, but it is definitely a beefier trailer and it has an awesome paint job. It certainly weighs a lot more because of the tube construction (6040 lbs boat and trailer with 1/2 tank of fuel and no gear inside; I took it to a public scale). The SV211 package only weighed around 4400-4500 w/the Trail-Rite trailer.

      Marv

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      • clubmyke
        Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
        • Sep 2004
        • 414

        • so cal

        #4
        marv,

        i tried it both ways....it doesnt give itself to be driven up the bunkers (way to far)..

        here is a pic of the 210 trailer (note the inner bunks are placed way forward) and the 211 (inner bunks run the full lenght).

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        • clubmyke
          Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
          • Sep 2004
          • 414

          • so cal

          #5
          i will be out this weekend with the videocam for trailrite... lets see whats going on..

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          • Mikeski
            1,000 Post Club Member
            • Jul 2003
            • 2908

            • San Francisco, CA

            • Current 2005 SV 211, due for upgrade! GS22 or GS24 perhaps? Previous
            #6
            No troubles with the Zieman, it power loads well as long as you keep the front of the fenders out of the water. If you get it too deep you risk smacking the bow on the front roller. It also self centers well too, they got everything right except for the uprights, the screws in the rub rail tend to tear the carpet when it rubs. I have been noticing some of the 211's look like they are sitting high on some of the trailers, this is bad since it's such a close call for most garages. My 211 only sits 6'8" from floor to ceiling so it clears my standard 7' garage door easily, a bonus is that it's the exact same height as the Tahoe so I don't have much risk of damaging the tower as long as it's folded forward. Although last time out I did try to tear the corner off the house roof as I forgot to fold the tower before I backed it onto my side yard parking pad.

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            • clubmyke
              Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
              • Sep 2004
              • 414

              • so cal

              #7
              mikeski,

              mind if i ask far is the insde of your inner to the center of the boat ? and is it pushed back or even with the other bunkers ?

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              • darrel409
                Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                • Jul 2004
                • 566

                • San Dimas, So. Cal

                #8
                Mikeski, I did the same backing job into the roof w/ tower up early this spring. Glad im not the only one! Luckily i only broke one tile and a small scratch on the fresh powder coat. The worst part was that i was backing very slow and "felt" the first bump to the roof. I went back and walked all around the trailer looking for a reason i felt something. Then got back in and proceeded to bump it again before i realized i left the tower up!

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                • Mikeski
                  1,000 Post Club Member
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 2908

                  • San Francisco, CA

                  • Current 2005 SV 211, due for upgrade! GS22 or GS24 perhaps? Previous
                  #9
                  I matched my lift to the Zieman bunks, I seem to recall it being 34" center to center for the main bunks. There are short bunks spaced very wide near the back to allow for the prop in case you get wacky. Unfortunately yesterday when loading the boat I seemed to have picked up a new chip on the spray rail? Not sure how it happened as my wife was driving the boat. I think I had the trailer too deep on one side and the ramp was not level resulting in the spray rail contacting the trailer side? Thank goodness for gelcoat repairs...

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