8-inch KEEL Roller/Bracket Assembly: Superior Stability and Support for Smooth Boat Trailering Review

The caps holding the reel to the shaft came loose when I was loading the boat. I had to drill through each shaft and use cotter pins to hold the reel. Not a good design.

I bought three of these and two have already had their connectors fall off. I'm just lucky I didn't lose the videos. I drilled through each end of the shaft and inserted a cotter pin to attach it to the pulley.

I installed this on my trailer a long time ago. It withstands bad weather and loads / lowers the boat perfectly. It's not quite what I wanted, the mount is a little big for my application but that was all that was available. He's doing his job.

As mentioned, one of the end caps has been removed. I tried pinching it but it didn't work so I drilled a small hole in the shaft and put in a stainless steel cotter pin. Everything works great now, but end cap quality control is obviously a big issue. The rest of the video is of good quality.

With all the bad reviews of drip caps, you'd think the company would step up quality assurance. I ordered 5 and 8 inches. The 5" looks good, but the 8" only has one end cap. Not even a hat fell off. I just miss everything together. How can anyone even put it in a box knowing it's missing parts? Unbelievable.

As with others who have bought before me, one of the caps on the support bar has been removed in the box. I reinstalled it but with a simple hand squeeze it fell off. I decided to remove the two retaining caps, drill through the stock and insert cotter pins. I'm glad it failed before I installed it on the trailer, I would have lost the roller somewhere on the road.