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Anyone tried waxing their trailer bunks? I heavily coated my carpeted bunks with a can of wax and it makes it getting my 2007 xstar on and off much easier. I float it on and now can easily crank up the last 2-3 feet with one hand....plus free wax job! It really cut down on the friction.
Gonzo
06-04-2009, 10:51 PM
I spray silicone on them, and its a dream... mind you I don't tow down the highway, Just about a 10th of a mile to the ramp and back. its good for seadoo ramps too.
Tlxstar
06-04-2009, 11:01 PM
Sounds like a good idea. My ramp can get a little shallow late in the year and the winching can get a little heavy. Kenk - What kind of wax did you use??
I just used the cheapest wax I could get. I bought can of starbright paste wax at a closeout price ($5) from boater's world, prior to them going out of business. I think any wax would do, especially if you have some leftover that you might not be using....
holms
06-04-2009, 11:27 PM
I've always used liquid rollers, comes in a spray can, works great.
TMCNo1
06-04-2009, 11:31 PM
I spray silicone on them, and its a dream... mind you I don't tow down the highway, Just about a 10th of a mile to the ramp and back. its good for seadoo ramps too.
Please don't use silicone on the carpet! Our first boat (I/O) got blisters in the gelcoat only in the carpet areas that touched the hull when I used ArmorAll and spray silicone, so I learned a hard lesson.
A light coat of this, a couple times a year on the dry carpet will be all you need and I've been using it on the last two boats over the last 23 years with no gelcoat blistering, 20 years with the MC,
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Gonzo
06-05-2009, 12:07 AM
Please don't use silicone on the carpet! Our first boat (I/O) got blisters in the gelcoat only in the carpet areas that touched the hull when I used ArmorAll and spray silicone, so I learned a hard lesson.
A light coat of this, a couple times a year on the dry carpet will be all you need and I've been using it on the last two boats over the last 23 years with no gelcoat blistering, 20 years with the MC,
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Once again the master, stays the master.
mbpd312
06-05-2009, 12:35 AM
sounds like a must for my shoermaster lift this weekend. I use a very slight power load/unload. This should make it smooth as butter. Thanks and i will let you know how works after the weekend.
east tx skier
06-05-2009, 12:51 AM
I do it. Be very careful backing down. Almost had my old pro star slip off the trailer. I always leave things hooked up until the back end is floating after that.
btriantos
06-05-2009, 06:16 PM
Guys - Liquid rollers is the ticket. I had troubles with the boat sticking to the bunk coming off/going on the trailer. I give a quick spray this stuff once a month, and I'm golden. West Marine sells it, as well as other places. One word of caution though.. do not take off the bow hook off until that sucker is in the water. boats have been know to slide off the trailer on the launch ramps using this stuff..
Chicago190
06-05-2009, 06:27 PM
Guys - Liquid rollers is the ticket. I had troubles with the boat sticking to the bunk coming off/going on the trailer. I give a quick spray this stuff once a month, and I'm golden. West Marine sells it, as well as other places. One word of caution though.. do not take off the bow hook off until that sucker is in the water. boats have been know to slide off the trailer on the launch ramps using this stuff..
Agreed. I use it twice a season on my trailer and lift bunks. Also, when loading it helps to submerge the bunks all the way and then pull forward to your standard loading depth.
Thanks for letting me know about the blisters from using silicon... hopefully this is not an issue for me since I only applied a heavy coating of wax.... or I'm hosed!
MasterCraft Mark
06-05-2009, 10:37 PM
Try Liquid Roller its the slickest stuff out there (next to ASTRO-GLIDE)and it hasn't hurt the gel.
BriEOD
06-06-2009, 08:21 AM
I do it. Be very careful backing down. Almost had my old pro star slip off the trailer. I always leave things hooked up until the back end is floating after that.
LMAO!!!
I have visions of Red Foxx--"Elizabeth I'm having the big one!" Or in your case, "Amy I'm having the big one!" :D
BriEOD
06-06-2009, 08:22 AM
Try Liquid Roller its the slickest stuff out there (next to ASTRO-GLIDE)and it hasn't hurt the gel.
A little dual use action Mark?:D
TX.X-30 fan
06-06-2009, 12:36 PM
LMAO!!!
I have visions of Red Foxx--"Elizabeth I'm having the big one!" Or in your case, "Amy I'm having the big one!" :D
I was going to wax the bunks a few years ago till I read that. Bet ETS had that rush of adrenaline feeling. :D And not the good roller coaster one either.
bigmac
06-06-2009, 12:40 PM
Thanks for letting me know about the blisters from using silicon... hopefully this is not an issue for me since I only applied a heavy coating of wax.... or I'm hosed!
Unless it was a silicone-based wax....:eek:
TX.X-30 fan
06-06-2009, 12:44 PM
Unless it was a silicone-based wax....:eek:
I have seen some excellent uses of silicone while boating. :D
ccowell
06-08-2009, 10:33 AM
I want to try this but I trailer my MC a lot and kind of worried. I don't want to be that guy that has his boat pass him down the road. Should I just put a little less on or what? I tow my boat anywhere from 15 to 150 miles to find glass.
JohnE
06-08-2009, 10:36 AM
I have seen some excellent uses of silicone while boating. :D
lmao.........
Chicago190
06-08-2009, 11:19 AM
I want to try this but I trailer my MC a lot and kind of worried. I don't want to be that guy that has his boat pass him down the road. Should I just put a little less on or what? I tow my boat anywhere from 15 to 150 miles to find glass.
There will be no difference in trailering, only in load/unloading.