New bunk boards

[TRACKERAZ]

Today I finally got to get the boat out after moving. So I go to Bartlett, figure even I can catch fish there. So after a few hours I go to leave. Go get the truck and notice one of my bunks are hanging off the trailer. I can only assume the wood finally rotted. No hardware or anything. Unless people take stuff like that, and leave you their old crap. So anyway, is there a way to safely raise the boat off the trailer in the garage to change the bunks? Has anyone done it that way, or do you just go the the lake? I have an aluminum boat. Let me know, interested to hear. Oh and by the way, crankbait worked a bit today.

[Basman1313]

Go to your closest lake and do it at night when the ramps dead. Launch your boat and tie it off. Stay parked on the ramp, change your bunks and reload the boat.
If you have your bunks ready to go when you get to the lake it won't take you more than 30 minutes.
I would recommend synthetic bunks, you will never have to change them again.

[TRACKERAZ]

I will have to try the lake thing. It may be harder to drop a bigger boat up in Prescott, and I don't know if the bunks would survive another trip down. Where should I look for the synthetic bunks? Do you still carpet them. Thanks

[ringer]

I just carpeted some 2x6 pressure treated boards and put them on in the parking lot with lag screws. Dump the boat and beach it. I used galvanized lag screws. I used a rachet but it might help to have a drill with a socket.

[UserName]

Lynx is a good spot to swap out your bunks should be no problem.

[Basman1313]

No, you do not carpet synthetic bunks

[Delw]

cordless drills make it fast at the lake

[HOLEINTHEWATER]

I just did the trex wood on my tracker at the lake, did it at home the last time. I used my high lift jack. I got stainless bolts in stead of the galvanized lags. Some of the lags had fallen out. The one thing i notice is that stuff is slick, if i don't keep the motor pushing it forward it will slide back.