Side Bunks

[eagle_a1]

I need to put some side bunks on my Karavan roller trailer to assist loading my Lund 1775 Pro-V. I'm leaning towards the low profile bunks offered by Cabelas,but thought I would ask if anybody has them already and what you think about them. Thanks

[DanL]

I posted last week on this same subject. I was concerned about marring the paint on my boat. My post was lost when the site had problems. The guides that were recommended to me were the post type. I think he had a Pro V also.

[mbrandt]

I used the Cabelas guide on for years on my old trailer. Worked great and looked good. Only problem I had was occasionally they would loosen up where they attach to the trailer. They had a big clamp like device the clamped them on to your trailer. They wern't bolted directly to it. Road vibration sometimes loosened the clamp. Other than that I was very pleased.

Mark

[T-Mac]

Those short, low profile bunks?
What I have found is; for driving on....they work fine when it is calm and no boat wakes in the area.
With wakes or side winds on steeper ramps,,,,,you'll end up on top of them quite often.

[Fishinhound]

The small side bunks will work for you just fine, I like my set they make loading in river current much easier.

[eye_geek]

I've had the Cabelas mini guides on my Shorlander for two seasons. They've never marked up my boat at all. They can take a pretty good beating when my wife drives the boat onto the trailer on a windy day. They've held up well. My only complaint would be the u-bolt clamp thing that attaches them to the trailer. Like another poster said, they could wiggle loose.

[Lucky Finn]

I have had the low profile bunks on my Shoreland'r trailer for 4 years now. I ordered them from Cabela's, but they are the Shoreland'r brand guides. These bunks bolt through the trailer rather than clamping on, eliminating the problem with loosening. Some trailers already have the holes for mounting, others require you to drill holes. I have not had any problems with scratching or maring the finish on my Lund 1700 prosport.

[T-Mac]

Hi Lucky Finn.
There are a several models of those short, low load guides.

Your particular load guides (part #SS936) are the ones that bolt directly onto the trailer frame using the factory holes that are on your particular model trailer for that purpose.

The larger trailers do not have the holes on the frame, and the side bunks are are installed using U-bolts. These kits mount on the crossmember of the trailer. These kits are different part numbers than yours (part #SS938, #SS939, #SS1134). The bunks are the same, but the mounting hardware and height from the trailer differs.