[OspreyVic]

Randy in the ideal world you are correct. Sometimes that is just not possible.

When we picked up our boat in NC, Dick said the same thing, BUT we took the trailer to the Triumph factory to show it to them and they said it would work just fine.

The bunks on the outside are both longer than specified, but that was done to help the trailer stability as much as anything.

The four outside bunks (2 on each side) are eleven feet long and six inches wide. All of the bunks are at least two inches thick. There is no way to make wood that thick and wide curve upward with a lot of stress and the possibility of breaking.

Based on prior postings, I would believe that some dealers in the past did not understand the need for proper support of our boats and placed the boats on trailers that were not designed correctly. That said, and always wanting to save money, I would bet that there might be a few different ways to modify an existing trailer to fit our boats better. One possibility might be wider and longer bunks, and another possibility would be longer bunks that curve upward. Just two possibilities – and there might be more.

I can e-mail the trailer plans that our trailer manufacturer used to anyone that needs them. It is an Adobe Acrobat file that Triumph sent me.

Picture of my trailer are on this site or check the “Trailers and Towing” forum.