View Full Version : What is the stuff you spray on your trailer bunks to "grease them" ?
Eric2010MCX2
08-15-2010, 08:39 PM
So in order to keep our bunks from scratching the bottom of the boat so much and make it easier to slide it off the trailer... I have heard of this stuff you can spray on the trailer bunks... Does anyone know what it is called?
keith3613
08-15-2010, 09:09 PM
It's called "Liquid Rollers". http://www.boatingsolutions.com/Liquid-Rollers-Trailer-Bunk-Boards-Lubricant-P9908C0.aspx
Tom Jones
08-15-2010, 09:20 PM
Be careful with it, it is like greased lightening.
If the bunks are wet and you step on them you'll slip on your *** is a flash
erkoehler
08-15-2010, 09:42 PM
Be sre to fully submerge all trailer bunks and then pull the trailer back up to the proper loading depth prior to trying to load the boat. This will help w/ the scratches as well.
medicmoose
08-15-2010, 10:40 PM
I use liquid rollers and love it! But, don't ever unhook the boat until you are fully in the water at the launch or you run the risk of leaving your boat ON the launch. 8p
So in order to keep our bunks from scratching the bottom of the boat so much and make it easier to slide it off the trailer... I have heard of this stuff you can spray on the trailer bunks... Does anyone know what it is called?
Just put some liquid car wax on your bunks. Works Great.
curtish
08-16-2010, 12:42 AM
Any idea if Liquid Rollers could cause any harm to the fiberglass if used for years and years?
east tx skier
08-16-2010, 10:24 AM
Make sure whatever you use does not have silicone in it. You don't want something that will trap water against your hull.
I have used spray wax on occasion. Never unhook your boat until you have part of it in the water if you decide to lubricate your bunks.
jbkriss
08-16-2010, 10:30 AM
I love that stuff. So slick, you can push the boat off the trailer (while launching).
deminimis
08-16-2010, 11:42 AM
The cost of the Liquid Rollers turned me off, so I tried Turtle Wax (the quickie spray stuff). Grabbed it at Wal-Hell for a few bucks and seems to work great so far. Perhaps not as great as Liquid Rollers, but a cheap alternative.
The cost of the Liquid Rollers turned me off, so I tried Turtle Wax (the quickie spray stuff). Grabbed it at Wal-Hell for a few bucks and seems to work great so far. Perhaps not as great as Liquid Rollers, but a cheap alternative.
exactly, just need a liitle car wax
joecarew3
08-16-2010, 03:06 PM
I'll third that! Couldn't find and LL locally and needed to do something that day. Bought some wax blown away at the difference it made. Cheap and multiple use. AGAIN...DO NOT UNHOOK THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UNTIL IT IS IN THE WATER. I didn't drop mine, but thank god I put a new strap on it.
I'll third that! Couldn't find and LL locally and needed to do something that day. Bought some wax blown away at the difference it made. Cheap and multiple use. AGAIN...DO NOT UNHOOK THE BOAT FROM THE TRAILER UNTIL IT IS IN THE WATER. I didn't drop mine, but thank god I put a new strap on it.
Ya it is unbelievable how good it works. I just squirt the same stuff I use to wax the boat on the bunks and spread around with my hand. Doesn't take much and lasts all season.
wheelerlake
10-10-2010, 11:04 PM
Referenced this site today as I HATE putting the boat on the trailer, so afraid of scratching, wrecking, ruining something expensive! Decided to forgo the waxing/pledging. In attempting to get the trailer "aimed" just right (the landing is a mess with low water levels) my hubby had to back in the trailer numerous times. The boat went onto the trailer easier than ever. The only thing we did different was dunk the bunks numerous times. I'm sold on the dunk method. I'll save the wax for on the boat!
Thrall
10-11-2010, 09:06 AM
What kind of troubles you having gettign the boat on/off the trailer? Low water, can't back in deep enough?
Other than that condition I can't see needing any assistance loading a X2 (plus I wouldn't want to pull my boat on "rollers" uphill with just the winch strap keeping it from sliding off).
With the boat empty, I run the trailer fenders about 4-6" under water and that stops it on the bunks about a foot short of the bow bunk, then winch it up the rest of the way. Full boat is a different story, trailer's gotta be deeper. I try to get everyone out before loading onto the trailer.
Willski
10-11-2010, 09:31 AM
What kind of troubles you having gettign the boat on/off the trailer? Low water, can't back in deep enough?
Other than that condition I can't see needing any assistance loading a X2 (plus I wouldn't want to pull my boat on "rollers" uphill with just the winch strap keeping it from sliding off).
With the boat empty, I run the trailer fenders about 4-6" under water and that stops it on the bunks about a foot short of the bow bunk, then winch it up the rest of the way. Full boat is a different story, trailer's gotta be deeper. I try to get everyone out before loading onto the trailer.
Not sure what their troubles are, but my boat is terrible to get off the trailer on the ramp I usually use. If I back in too far, the back end of the boat floats and the rub rail on the nose hits the boat buddy, and the spare tire. If I don't get in far enough, it takes an awful lot of reverse to get the boat off the trailer. Also the extened bow eye always wants to get caught in the v block.
wheelerlake
10-11-2010, 10:19 AM
It's just nerve wracking. The PO put a nice scratch ? from the boat guides. Our landing is a mess from all us drive on's and the water is about 18 inches down. It's deep right away but then about 12-15 feet out there is a hump where it comes up to about a foot deep. A couple of friends of mine dinged their prop there:( Plus the PO we bought it from was sure to warn us, "don't give it too much or you'll go over the top and hit the car". We have the bar that goes up and snaps onto the eye, then the strap goes through the eye. Wheel wells are always at or under water. Sometimes I have to give it more than others to get it in place. It scares me with my hubby between the boat and the car and his hands on that bar/strap. I don't know for sure why it went so slick yesterday. We've been doing this for 11 years with our '89 Prostar and I dread it every time. I guess I obsess over something expensive happening to my baby as we'd never be able to replace this boat. We have a lot of rock piles in our lake and you have to know where you're going. My poor husband (driver) is always getting reminded of where those are and to stay away (even with the pontoon boat). Maybe I should show him pics of the destroyed struts and props!
Referenced this site today as I HATE putting the boat on the trailer, so afraid of scratching, wrecking, ruining something expensive! Decided to forgo the waxing/pledging. In attempting to get the trailer "aimed" just right (the landing is a mess with low water levels) my hubby had to back in the trailer numerous times. The boat went onto the trailer easier than ever. The only thing we did different was dunk the bunks numerous times. I'm sold on the dunk method. I'll save the wax for on the boat!
Always dunk the bunks before loading. Put some wax on and you will be amazed how much easier it loads. Really makes it easy to drive off the trailer as well. See those people powering off with the rub rail hard up against the guide pole. That is very hard on the rub rail attachment hardware.