Saw this new product

[boater777777]

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f110/boater777777/PICT0017.jpg
These were on a Allison trialer at Jasper and I am trying to find them .I was told they have a LIFE TIME warentee,but I can not find them anywhere on the net. Can anyone shed some light on them and where they can be located? I was told they are called bunk buddys I thought and they replace the need for bunk carpet.so wet carpet is nt makeing bunk wood rot.I beleive it warrents investigation.

[Dougw]

Looks like nothing more than rub rail inserts you can get for putting on docks to me. Not a bad idea but wouldn't pay a lot of money for a "specialty" item when it can be purchased in bulk.

For example...

http://dockhardware.com/images/rub_rail_5007.jpg

[OutdoorFrontiers]

LOL, don't type "bunk buddies" into yahoo.com's search engine. It'll bring up all kinds of sites that you might not like. Well, unless you play for the other team, then you might like them. ;)

I looked on yahoo and google, couldn't find a thing that looked even close.

It looks like a cool idea, but the bunks on my trailer aren't on edge like the ones pictured.

Steve

[Dougw]

hahahahahahaha.... unless'un of course yur searchin' fer a "bunk buddie" !

If the hull is not 100% flat the lenght of the bunk... it seems to me you could damage the hull trailering a boat like that. Unless it was sculpted to fit the hull.

[boater777777]

that is why I intend to investigate thouroughly. am seeing that it does not seem to compress and his could iliminate any support on these two bunks putting all the weight on the other two boards

[boater777777]

Well I ave found them,they come in wider style too. time to start studying

http://www.bunkaps.com/

[Jay Martin]

Well I ave found them,they come in wider style too. time to start studying

http://www.bunkaps.com/

When you find out how much, Please let me know..

[southernbassguy]

they look pretty cool. just wonder how long they would last with normal wear and tear. Unloading and loading the boat for example.

[1FASTLASER]

I dont want to sound stupud but here it goes.......what is under the pad on that trailer......the aluminum.......??????????

[boater777777]

No it is a painted 2X6 on edge.
The price is on the site if you click on buy now.They are PRICEY would cost me 400 dollars for my trailer. 2-8 footers for 2X6 flat are 200 dollars and 200 for doing the ones I have on edge. WOW. they have a ten year warrentee and under testimonials the are not supposed to freeze to boat like wet carpet in cold weather.

Bunkcaps $400.00 vs carpet $50.00.
Tey are neat though

[Dougw]

don't have a clue... but was wondering as well... glad you asked the question!

[OutdoorFrontiers]

Ouch! $200 smackeroos for two eight foot pieces that would cover a 2x6!

I believe I have two eight foot bunks and two six footers. That comes to $717.60 for enough Bunk Buddies to redo my trailer!

I think it's a great idea, and with the way they're designed, I think they'd support a hull well, but I can buy a lot of treated lumber and carpet!

Steve

[boater777777]

That is a Allison aluminum plaining plate a new item offered to help plaining it extends the pad bach further

[Dougw]

I thought that's what it looked like but is it detached?

[Jay Martin]

No it is a painted 2X6 on edge.
The price is on the site if you click on buy now.They are PRICEY would cost me 400 dollars for my trailer. 2-8 footers for 2X6 flat are 200 dollars and 200 for doing the ones I have on edge. WOW. they have a ten year warrentee and under testimonials the are not supposed to freeze to boat like wet carpet in cold weather.

Bunkcaps $400.00 vs carpet $50.00.
Tey are neat though

I'll pass, I can replace the carpet a few times for that much..:D...

[Dougw]

The carpet and bunk boards on my trailer are 14 years old. The boards are not rotted - neither is the carpet. Does it need replacing? Yes, But full carpet still exist where the boat rest on the top of the bunks - it just worn a bit.

[RedAllison]

I dont want to sound stupud but here it goes.......what is under the pad on that trailer......the aluminum.......??????????

That boat is an XB21 (curious to know, looks like one of Darris Allison's demos, his are usually that color?) and that actually is a Stainless Steel piece called a "Skid Planer".

It serves two primary purposes.
1). At below planing speeds it effectually lengthens the pad of the boat itself for a quicker holeshot, especially when heavily loaded. From that angle it looks as if it's on the same plane as the pad of the hull itself. But it actually isn't. If you could get under the boat you would realize that the skid planer is actually 1.75" ABOVE the pad of the boat and the actual rear edge of that pad is WAY up forward, nearly underneath the livewell of the boat itself. This also lengthens the distance between the rear of the pad and the gearcase, without having to run as much offset like is common on some other Allison (and most other high perf vee bottoms). Once the boat is on plane that skid planer has served it's purpose and is just skimming along atop the water and not affecting anything. (Not in calm water anyway, in rough water if you force the stern down it COULD cause more tail lift which could force the bow down.)

2). When that Skid Planer goes forward (rear end down, nose up as the hull climbs up out of the water) it pushes water out of the way of the transom itself. That does a couple of things, it instantly "pulls the plug" on the water that is usually up inside the jackplate so with nothing under it that water quickly evacuates that cavity. And since all that water leaving the backend of the boat is quickly replaced by air it eliminates the "stickyness" (technical term har har har) or adhesion that water has on the hull anywhere it comes into contact with it. Also imagine it riding along in that attitude (half on, half off plane) and you can understand then how that plate is moving water out of the way to prevent the jackplate and motor from "digging/scooping" water like a plow which hurts holeshot. By using that water and pushing down on it instead of scooping it up, it turns a negative into a positive.

Notice to the "notches" on each outer edge along the bottom. Those are in essence diverters and force/channel water into the gearcase and prop for an even better bite at holeshot. That's the same purpose for the downward edges on Darris' bolt on foils so many of you are running on your cav plates.

On the big 21 hulls it cuts holeshot times in half, and eliminates the need for foils on your lower unit. Darris has since worked on and released bolt on Skid Planers for some of his other hulls that do the same job yet they bolt onto the jackplate since the hull obviously isn't notched for such an application like the XB21 was from the start.

Another "Only from the mind of Darris Allison" kinda things, ;)
RA

[frugalangler]

wood, carpet, and a can of silicone spray once or twice a season can be bought for a whole lot less than their web prices!

have to admit, though, they are neat, but I'll spend my money elsewhere

[Bullet20dc]

my bunks are on the flat not on edge so I guess they won't work I'd be worried about how slick they are on a steep ramp. You may end up with the boat on the concrete if ya forget to put the bow strap on

[lilmule]

Lordie if it goes 107 in the 1/4 how much faster does one wish to get on pad,and think it looks jakie on such a pretty boat(skid planer).
It would be nice to have those bunks on a new trailer,but rather costly to replace existing carpet and bunks.
Curious as to how they hold up with the changing of temperatures,like do they get brittle in cold water.One hard landing or bump and poof if thats so.