Bow Stop Roller

I need to replace my bow Stop roller on my shorlander trailer. It’s 4″ wide at the bracket. I have seen a couple different kinds… what should I replace it with ?
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I like a nylon roller rather than one made from black rubber. Actually the last time, I just replaced the roller with a Drotto latch.

How do you like the Drotto latch system ?

I have the latch I put on this spring, worked the first time great and I was so excited but have only have got it to work right 1 more time after that even on the same landing as the first time. I have a Karavan roller trailer and for some reason the bow does not like to slide into the latch it jumps over it. So if anyone knows how to adjust to make it work let me know.

Mike Burke wrote:

How do you like the Drotto latch system ?

I like it enough I would buy it again. Is it 100%? No, but I think that is to be expected due to all the variables involved with boat loading.

I found that in my case it was a learning curve of getting the winch post and latch adjusted to the best working height.

There are one or two other products out there but I have no experience with them, so I can’t say if any one of them is better or worse than the others.

bigcrappie wrote:

I have a Karavan roller trailer and for some reason the bow does not like to slide into the latch it jumps over it. So if anyone knows how to adjust to make it work let me know.

You may be going in too deep with your trailer. On dry land, when the boat is sitting on the bunks or rollers the latch should be aligned to the bow eye. This is petty basic and we will assume this in alignment.

If when loading at the ramp, the bow eye wants to ride up over the latch, this means the boat itself is higher than it is when it is sitting on the trailer. Now, one can not lower the boat, it is floating in the water. Therefore one must raise the latch/trailer as a unit, (can’t raise just the latch). Long winded way of saying don’t back in as deep. The boat must ride up the trailer during the loading process for the bow eye and latch to work properly.

If either the front end or the back end of the boat is floating above the trailer, the relationship of the bow eye to latch will be out of alignment.

Backing in too deep is a deal breaker, backing in a bit too shallow is still manageable. Sometimes (if too shallow) I can’t get the boat all the way up to the latch. I just take it out of gear, if the boat slides or rolls back, I let it roll back a bit more and give it just a bit more gas the 2nd time. If it doesn’t roll back, I just shut it off, climb over the front and finish by hooking the winch strap and cranking it the last little bit.

Hope this helps.