How to replace boat trailer bunk boards

How to replace boat trailer bunk boards and carpet on a Shore lander trailer.
Recently we discovered the bunk boards on my boat trailer had rotted and were causing some scratches to the hull of my boat, so we replaced the boards and carpeting. This is not a expensive fix and can be done in just a couple of hours for a minimal cost. Which is well worth the time and peace of mind.

[@FishinTheMittinTV]

Looked like brand new when you were finished! Awesome job Steve, thanks for showing us.

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks Josh, it should be in good shape for a lot of years now.

[@superdave336]

Good informative video. Hate you got some scratches in your boat. Thanks for sharing.

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks Dave, I hate them scratches too but it could have been worse.

[@bucktalesoutdoors7566]

Good job Steve , glad you caught it before the cradle ripped a hole in the hull.

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks Don, yeah me too.

[@nicholaspouliotoutdoors384]

New bunk boards look great brother

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks Nick, I hope they last a long time.

[@After5Outdoors]

looks like you replaced them just in time. good instructional video sir

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks
Yeah another couple times and my hull would have been a mess

[@AJOutdoors1]

Excellent how to video!

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks John.

[@GrantMcIntosh]

That was quick and easy 👍🍻

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

I need a easy button!

[@crazydave2825]

Thanks for video. How do u cut and wrap the end of board?

[@JohnAmes]

I did that job myself one time Great job buddy👍

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Thanks John, it doesn’t take long does it?

[@JohnAmes]

Nope I'm looking at a boat this weekend

[@gm1937]

Awesome video and a quick question. I'm in New York I use my boat in salt water I'm wondering if home Depot sells pressure treated pine?

[@AlThePal78]

Few questions. What if I don't have all the same equipment you have? Should I do the carpet first?

[@kennynguyen1421]

Is it ok if the row of rivet hiting the bunk ? Or we need to avoid it . I am new to boat

[@PainterD54]

I'm noticing people are using strips of nylon cutting boards cut into strips and screwed onto the bunks for the boat to slide on and off. That should be as slippery as snot on a door knod and last much longer than shitty carpet.

[@zedcartwright3037]

I plan on painting my treated pine with a few coats of polyurethane to repel water from the wood and scuffing it up a little where the carpet staples down using Gorilla wood glue to assist the staples. I do not have the hold down brackets like yours. I have a thin plate made out of Unistrut with three holes sitting on top of the main brackets. I have to drill a couple of holes through the bracket holes and wood and countersink carriage bolts with nuts to hold the boards down. Then fill in the holes with glue and carpet over it. One side the brackets are fixed in the up position. The other side the brackets swivel with the bracket at the rear of the trailer having a large screw adjustment with a crank handle. When the crank is turned all the way down the board is mounted in the highest upright position and the other two swivel brackets are in the upright position. When ready to launch I turn the handle which pulls the board a little backwards while it drops in height an inch. The swivel brackets keep the board level in the upright position as the other two board plates swivel to a stop position that is the same angle as the stop position on the crank bracket. This causes the boat to drop enough to roll off the trailer on the rollers without much effort. I retrieve the boat the same way and then turn the crank to lift the board back in position, so the boat is riding on the boards not the rollers. This is an old 60's galvanized trailer. I have another even older trailer that has a long handle lever at the front of the trailer which is attached to all the rollers by a narrow piece of metal. The roller brackets are welded to circular brackets that goes around large thick tubing running across the trailer. When I pull the handle lever the rollers turn around the tubes and raise the rollers up a few inches so that the boat rolls off the trailer with ease. Only reason I don't use this trailer is that it is extremely heavy. Does make a good junk hauler after attaching a truck bed on top of it.

[@richwicklund9001]

Three pushed on that stapler and I'd be getting my air or electric one out!

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

I should have came over and borrowed yours!

[@richwicklund9001]

@@haulinashoutdoors2675 or invented me over. Good excuse to leave work.

[@haulinashoutdoors2675]

Rich Wicklund or leave work and we go fishing!

[@scotttownley5076]

That’s not pressure treated wood.