I've always referred to the boards along the bottom that supports the boat
as "bunk boards," and the side boards that help get the boat on the trailer
straight as "guide rails." That may not be technically correct, but so far
no one has beat me up for using the wrong terms.

Ever think about switching to plastic or fiberglass boards for the guide
rails?

Joe
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"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
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Always thought they were called bunk boards?? Is this not right?

Very generous offer... I may take you up on it! LOL


"Joe Haubenreich" wrote in
message . ..
Charles, bunk boards, or guide rails?

Ghide rails are often attached with carriage bolts, and unless you have
enough clearance for the bolts to back out far enough to clear the metal
supports, you'll have to remove the boat before you take the guide rails
off. It would be pretty difficult to replace bunk boards with the boat in
place.

Terry just replaced the guide rails on his trailer, and he put on a couple
coats of oil-based paint on the wood before wrapping it in carpet, which
might help retard rotting. When I replaced the guide rails on the ODF, I
just removed the carpet, replaced the 2x4s with regular pressure-treated
pine, wrapped them with the same carpet fastened in place with aluminum
staples.

Most treated lumber resists mold, mildew, rot and termites. Look around
and
see if you can find a pre-treated wood product known as Thompsonized®
Wood -- yellow pine that has been specially pressurized to drive
waterproofing deep into the wood so that it ends up waterproof on the
sides,
ends and all the way through.

The rubber backing on marine carpet traps moisture against the wood, and
eventually that promotes a recurrance of fungus and mildew. Since I
replaced
only the wood core with conventional pressure-treated pine and reused the
original carpet, I treated the ODF's guide rail carpet liberally with
bleach
(you might consider some other fungicide) to discourage further mildew.

Of course, the easiest thing to do would be to just drop the boat off at
my
house for a week or two, and the job will be done while you're at work.

Joe
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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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I need to replace mine...

I have the carpet, but am wondering what kind of wood to buy. Pressure
treated - vs - Marine Grade? I figure that since most of the time they'll
be
dry, that pressure treated would be better than marine... but, I've been
wrong once so I'll ask for your advice.

Also, is there a way to replace them with the boat still on the trailer?