odd keel roller needed

[JAL51974]

I need to find the replacement for the keel roller which supports the bow (NOT BOWSTOP) on this old 1985 era ShoreLander trailer. It is a black rubber dumbell style roller: 5"L x 3.75" Dia. with a shaft insert 1.25". It is supported by a plate attached to the frame, 3-piece bracket attaches to that plate, 2-L pieces and a cross piece. The L Pieces are 4" high.

I cannot find one that matches anywhere. Any ideas of where to find one or what to replace it with? I used a smaller assembly last summer by TieDown but its not substantial enough and I dont like the way the boat trailers or retrieves with that setup.
Thanks.

Joe

 

[JB]

Re: odd keel roller needed

Check out www.championtrailers.com , Joe.

 

[JAL51974]

Re: odd keel roller needed

I looked their first, but don;t see anything that looks like a match. I emailed Shorelandr but the ser. no. long ago faded on the tag on this trailer so I don't know how much they will be able to help.

Number on the old roller = SAS 1394 but cannot find any info on this.

 

[bassboy1]

Re: odd keel roller needed

Get a wider one, that has the right diameter, and cut it to length. Then bore the hole out to the correct diameter.

 

[JAL51974]

Re: odd keel roller needed

Still looking for an appropriate roller replacement. In the meantime i tried to epoxy the cracks in the old one and may reinstall it to see what happens. Worst thing is that I have to remove it and put the other smaller rig back on.