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Sometimes I wonder whether some of these employees even know what they are talking about. The one you talked to didn't!

I even carry my 25 Outrage on a Continental with 12" keel rollers, 2 on each cross member for a boat that size, and they are rock solid, and have been for 26 years now. For a lightweight boat like a Montauk, only one roller is needed at each of the 4 crossmembers. You have ordered the right thing, and don't worry.

One thing they may have been talking about are the standard black rubber rollers they offer. Do not use them, as they have no internal support sleeve like the Stoltz rollers do, and will sag under weight and go out of round. YOU MUST USE THE STOLTZ ROLLERS, AND WITH A STAINLESS STEEL SHAFT AND COTTER PINS. Don't use a Stoltz roller with a plated shaft. The roller (because of the internal metal sleeve) will quickly seize to it.

A few other tips for you. Have them substitute 2 x 4 x5' bunks for the 2 x 6 x 8' bunks they normally supply. Those are too wide and too long for a Montuak. The 2 x 4 x 5's work perfectly.

Immediately replace the 3/8" lag bolts that hold the bunks to the brackets with SS ones. Otherwise the factory supplied ones will rust out and fail in a few years, and also damage the bunk wood.

The Dry Launch brand trailer lights they furnish are the best you can buy, and last for years and years and years without burning out. But be sure that the 1/4" carriage bolts that are in them are SS. otherwise the plated bolts will rust out and destroy a perfectly good light.

Get your spare tire and galv wheel at Eastern Marine in MD. They have them on sale for $59, complete.
Bolt it horizontally on the trailer tongue with a 1/2" special spare tire U-bolt.. See my photos.

You will probably have to move the wheel carriage forward for proper tongue weight. The factory always sets the wheels too far back.

You will be very happy with the trailer. It fits a Montauk like it was specially designed for it, and the price is unbeatable for what you get. I know several people using this trailer uder their 16/17' Whalers and love them. Here is a beautiful 16 Nauset sitting on one of them. See photos #22 and later.

http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...ser_id=291

I recommend using SS bolts wherever you can on the trailer.