Trailer Question? Which style is better?

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Trollin79
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Trailer Question? Which style is better?

#1 Post by Trollin79 » Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:49 am

The boat I bought to fix up has bunk style trailer. I found another boat that I am going to buy and fix up instead and sell the first boat. But the other boat has center lift trailer. I trying to decide which trailer I want to keep and which one I am selling with the first boat.


What are the pros and cons between a center lift pontoon trailer and a bunk style pontoon trailer?

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Re: Trailer Question? Which style is better?

#2 Post by Seon » Mon Jul 20, 2015 6:14 am

Any pics of the trailers?
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Re: Trailer Question? Which style is better?

#3 Post by Trollin79 » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:19 am

Well here is the bunk style trailer.. The center lift trailer I didn't get any good pic of cause the boat is on it
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Re: Trailer Question? Which style is better?

#4 Post by sunedog » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:24 am

I've had both and much prefer my current bunk trailer. Can't tell you how many times I puckered going around a corner thinking the pontoon would roll off the center support trailer.

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Re: Trailer Question? Which style is better?

#5 Post by Bamaman » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:18 am

Scissors trailers are fine used around a boat dealership to drop the boats on the ground--or when you're just pulling a boat a mile or two to a shallow boat ramp. The downside is that they're easy to fall over on their side on a tight turn.

Bunk style trailers are the way to go. Downside is that you've got to have a good deep water boat ramp to get the boat off them.

Swap the trailers.
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