MHorn0817
Active Member
- May 16, 2021
- 205
- Boat Info
- 1998 215 Express Cruiser
2011 260 Sundancer
- Engines
- 5.7 Mercruiser Thunderbolt w/Alpha I
350 Mag MPI w/Bravo lll
I have a brand new venture trailer for our 2011 Sea Ray 260 sundancer. Had the trailer store set up the trailer to the boat. Only problem afterwards was that the anchor and anchor shoot would hit the bow stand while loading and unloading, no matter the tide or the angle.
I bought a bow rest online and installed it, drove 20 minutes to launch and noticed the carpet on the new bow rest was worn through the corner and rubbed off the bottom paint. Boat is strapped down 3 points on the bow, straight out to the winch stand, angled down to bottom of winch stand and straight down to the bow rest.
I talked to the supplier about what happened and they said I must have installed it wrong and told me how I should have installed it. I told them installed it exactly how they described, which was the boat on the trailer in the correct spot and put the bow rest to the hull. After that I was told it was not heavy duty enough for my boat, to which I replied none of their bow rest says light duty or heavy duty. And of course I was told it also wasn't the correct rest for my hull. I told them again that their descriptions say nothing about hull designs it works for and does not work for. So then I was told about the bow rest that I supposedly need, which could be true but it's also double the price. Again, nothing about ight duty or heavy duty or hull design in the description. Then I was told doing it on my own and not having a professional do it is basically my problem, which I agree. If there was a better fitment description then maybe I would have made the "right choice"
Trailer store only thing I could try was to move the boat forward some and move the bow rest lower but I don't think that's going to do anything either.
Does anyone have a 2011ish 260 on a trailer with a bow rest? Any ideas of what to do or should I bite the bullet and buy the other bow rest?
I bought a bow rest online and installed it, drove 20 minutes to launch and noticed the carpet on the new bow rest was worn through the corner and rubbed off the bottom paint. Boat is strapped down 3 points on the bow, straight out to the winch stand, angled down to bottom of winch stand and straight down to the bow rest.
I talked to the supplier about what happened and they said I must have installed it wrong and told me how I should have installed it. I told them installed it exactly how they described, which was the boat on the trailer in the correct spot and put the bow rest to the hull. After that I was told it was not heavy duty enough for my boat, to which I replied none of their bow rest says light duty or heavy duty. And of course I was told it also wasn't the correct rest for my hull. I told them again that their descriptions say nothing about hull designs it works for and does not work for. So then I was told about the bow rest that I supposedly need, which could be true but it's also double the price. Again, nothing about ight duty or heavy duty or hull design in the description. Then I was told doing it on my own and not having a professional do it is basically my problem, which I agree. If there was a better fitment description then maybe I would have made the "right choice"
Trailer store only thing I could try was to move the boat forward some and move the bow rest lower but I don't think that's going to do anything either.
Does anyone have a 2011ish 260 on a trailer with a bow rest? Any ideas of what to do or should I bite the bullet and buy the other bow rest?