How Many Bolts are Used to Install Roller Bunks

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roller bunks DL21740 how many bolts or screws are required for each? I know there are 12 holes, but do you have to use them all?

asked by: Boyd C

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A minimum of two bolts will need to be used to install each Dutton-Lainson Roller bunk part # DL21740 . You can also use the Roller Bunk Brackets # DL21742 to install the bunks. A pair of these are required to install each bunk.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

I can certainly understand not wanting to have to connect 2 five-foot carpeted bunk rails like #CE27820 to get the 10 foot bunks you need. We don't offer them in the 10' length because the shipping costs would be more expensive than the bunks…

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Answer 2

The CE Smith Galvanized Bolster and Swivel Mounting Brackets for Bunk Boards #CE10001G-4 come with nuts and bolts to attach the swivel brackets to the bolster brackets, but you will need to supply either lag bolts or other through bolt hardware to…

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Answer 3

It is a little confusing to try and picture what your current setup looks like. My understanding is that you have bunk boards like the CE Smith Carpeted Bunk Boards for Boat Trailers - 5' Long - 1 Pair #CE27820 you want to replace. It sounds like…

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Answer 4

All of the swivel brackets we carry use a 1/2 inch fastener (sold separately) to attach the bracket to the mounting surface. The holes to attach to the bunk board are 3/8 inch. You should use the appropriate sized wood screw or bolt to attach the…

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Answer 5

We have just what you need. For the two 5' bunk boards I recommend the CE Smith Carpeted Bunk Boards for Boat Trailers - 5' Long - 1 Pair #CE27820, but the longest board we offer is 7' so for the two 109" boards you will need to get…

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Answer 6

In the video I attached on re-carpeting boat bunks we used lag bolts to attach the bunks to the hardware. Skip ahead to the 3:00 minute mark to see this.

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Answer 7

We typically try to use 1/2 inch stainless steel staples when we install the CE Smith Deluxe Marine-Grade Carpeting, #CE11372, but 3/8 inch staples will work too. I would not go much shorter than the 3/8 inch staples because you don't want them…

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Answer 8

The Stainless Steel Hex Lag Screw #FA74521 contains one 3/8" diameter, 1-1/4" long lag screw.

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Answer 9

The most common way to attach bunk carpet to bunk boards is to use heavy duty staples on the underside of the bunk and then an outdoor carpet adhesive on the tops of the boards. A coworker here used Liquid Nails as an adhesive when he did his two…

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Answer 10

I've had to do this before, so I understand your concern about the carpet getting shredded. What I did was take a sharp utility knife and cut a small X right where I wanted to drill my holes. This worked very well and didn't rip up the…

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Answer 11

I did some checking and the hub/drum we offer that will work for you is the part #8-430-5UC3. This uses the same bearings as the 8-415 and will be an exact fit aside from the fact this is a non-ABS setup and the 8-415 came in an ABS setup and non-ABS…

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Answer 12

Load range B trailer tires are going to have a lower capacity than C load range tires. Basically that, psi rating, and the ply rating are the only differences. A higher load range tire would last a little longer than lower load ranges of the same…

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