Archer
12-05-2006, 06:45 PM
Hi Guys, :)
The middle (Only actually lol) Roller on my Flat bottom punt was total shot and falling to peices. So no problems i think to my self ill drop in and grab a new one.
Grabbed a new blue all plastic roller assured by the sales man that yes even though it looks abit diffrent it will do the job just fine.
Off i go happy in the knowledge that ive got the correct roller and all is well.
Now after having the boat off for hte past week adding a front cast deck etc i went to put it back on late this afternoon. The boat now dosnt sit correctly at all...
The old roller was a black rubbery ?? type. The new ones the blue plastic type. The back end of the boat is now sitting about 2" above the rear slides. I attempted to raise them and whilst its now abit better its still not good. The boat seems to be sitting tilted forward for some reason. I think the old roller due to it being totally shot the middle "keel" (not really the right word but the centre of the boat) never actually touched the roller and the base of the punt sat on the roller. With the new roller it sits onto this middle section and not the base of the boat...Is this how its meant to be and i just need to raise the rear slides further? Or should the new roller hold the "boat" and not the middle keel bit??
Now ive attached some REALLY bad pics its dark and we all know how reflective Aluminium is when it comes to camera flashes. :o
I will get some more clearer shots in the morning...seen as i dosnt look like ill be racing off to the water first thing. :'(
Any help greatly appreciated. I was hopeing to show shots of the new casting deck and hatches this evening but alas maybe tomorrow. :-/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Archer/roller2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Archer/roller1.jpg
The middle (Only actually lol) Roller on my Flat bottom punt was total shot and falling to peices. So no problems i think to my self ill drop in and grab a new one.
Grabbed a new blue all plastic roller assured by the sales man that yes even though it looks abit diffrent it will do the job just fine.
Off i go happy in the knowledge that ive got the correct roller and all is well.
Now after having the boat off for hte past week adding a front cast deck etc i went to put it back on late this afternoon. The boat now dosnt sit correctly at all...
The old roller was a black rubbery ?? type. The new ones the blue plastic type. The back end of the boat is now sitting about 2" above the rear slides. I attempted to raise them and whilst its now abit better its still not good. The boat seems to be sitting tilted forward for some reason. I think the old roller due to it being totally shot the middle "keel" (not really the right word but the centre of the boat) never actually touched the roller and the base of the punt sat on the roller. With the new roller it sits onto this middle section and not the base of the boat...Is this how its meant to be and i just need to raise the rear slides further? Or should the new roller hold the "boat" and not the middle keel bit??
Now ive attached some REALLY bad pics its dark and we all know how reflective Aluminium is when it comes to camera flashes. :o
I will get some more clearer shots in the morning...seen as i dosnt look like ill be racing off to the water first thing. :'(
Any help greatly appreciated. I was hopeing to show shots of the new casting deck and hatches this evening but alas maybe tomorrow. :-/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Archer/roller2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Archer/roller1.jpg