Yellow Bow Roller

A close look at the picture also shows some rusting on the stainless steel bow eye. We think that something might have gotten between the roller and the hull. We have had this issue with salt on carpeted bunks and other environments.

Bamacat, from my knowledge, a boat buddy automatically locks the bow eye in place when in makes contact. This should prevent slippage back on the trailer if you dont have a partner to snug it up at contact. In fact, in my pics, I was loading alone, and that is why the boat slipped back a little bit when I loaded it. Dont think it would have prevented the gel chipping that I experienced though, if BCB is correct. In any case, 10 days off the showroom floor and this hurts.

I go thru about two rollers a year from this and I had to redo my gel gel coat. I wish Bass Cat could help us out on this issue. This is the single most thing I hate about my boat. Bass Cat please give us some info on this matter!! Also the black roller is gone to wear even faster. I think they made the front roller to high therefore the bow of the boat sit to hard on the roller causing it to wear the roller out!!Last edited by pri721 on May 3rd, 2013, 4:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.

In the pics the bow eye is not over the roller. Remember this boat has only been loaded twice, and never powered over. It was gently nudged up.

Its really not hard to get the bow eye over the roller. I did when I 1st got my boat. I learned how to load it. Its not like a ranger where you have to floor it up on the trailer. Triming up to high or hit the throttle will jump it right over it. Also not haveing the trailer at the right depth. Once this is learned it easy to load a cat.I had no damage when mine went over but was a b word getting the boat to float off when I launched it. I have always been good loading a boat but at 1st it was a learning curve with my p4. Nothing to it now.Take it easy going on the trailer it doesnt need all the power like pre bass boats I owned.

Mine does not roll either, but a try to give in a hand spin once a month or so in order to keep the groove from being cut.

Leave it slightly loose so it will roll. Much easier on your gel coat that way.

schodackbassman wrote:Sometimes the brackets that hold the bolt that goes through the roller can use a little attention to bend them out a bit so less tension is placed on the roller. Pry or hammer (with a piece of wood so you dont damage paint) to create a little more space so roller can rotate. I had to do this when I replaced old roller with newer yellow one.+ 1