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I do have a question. I am really scared to ask it...yeah...it's about another trailer design thing. :)

This time, it's about how to modify one of the original KARAVAN trailers sold with the gunnel supports utilizing the rollers. I am considering some medium term storage with shrink wrap on my 27 FC.

As you know, this boat is huge with a dry wt at 10500 - 12000, and those old trlrs were the cause of MUCH dimpling of the hulls if stored on, and I think that is certainly a first stage of real decline on one of these battlewagons. Every one left seems to have some form of this dimpling, and the ones stored on slings and left hanging from years all have the hull compression dimples from the weight of the boat resting into them.

I need to at least try to prevent this damage. Dry stack cradles have at least so far, not caused any compression damage or noticeable marking.

I have been considering the possibility of inserting some kind of wt distribution pad between the roller contact with the boat gunwales. What do you think? Could this work? As a simple solution? I have no need to actually roll this boat off the trlr, as a standard marina forklift can handle this anywhere on the Gulf Coast, and the Marinas are plentiful everywhere here...

Just thinking out loud, I really do not wish to start any fights.

And thank you very much for your response brother. They aint many of us left it seems...anybody heard from Duff???

If you read this old friend, please let me know your doing well!