Advice for setting up a new trailer?

[Chewiem16]

Well, trailer guy is no help. He keeps telling me to bring it around next week. I’ve contacted Venture to see if they can help. I think part of my issue is that my cross members have a double drop preventing me from pushing the vertical bunks wider to sit on the strakes. If I can flip the bunks somehow and make it horizontal I think that it’l work better. But not sure about the integrity of the boards that direction with the weight.

 

[msavold]

@Chewiem16 I had the same thought, comparing the vertical bunks to the horizontal ones on the factory Shorelander I sure like the horizontal option better. The load would certainly be better spread on horizontal but gave up on the idea though - I think they'd have to be reinforced (T shape) to make me feel comfortable. Local trailer guy said nah, it's fine, FWIW.
(One thing in my favor is that our boat lives on a lift in season and we only trailer a few miles between launch and storage at start and end of season...)

 

[Chewiem16]

T shape might even work, if I can get 2x6 instead of 2x8s. The boat sits high already, it’s a pAin getting it off the trailer at the ramp. Maybe even using 2 2x6s stacked on top of each other. Fingers crossed for a solution by the manufacture. I want to take the boat upstate, but I’m afraid to drive far with it like this.

 

[msavold]

What about just doubling up the existing bunks? That would give it a wider contact area...
And as far as getting it off the trailer at the ramp goes, honestly I solve that by going farther down the ramp but yours may be one of the crappy shallow ones that is sloped so gently that you'd be in water to the driver's door!
Also, have you tried this stuff? Amazon.com : MaryKate Liquid Rollers Trailer Bunk Board Lubricant : Boat Trailer Guides And Rollers : Sports & Outdoors