I bought some rubber pads to put on the bunks on my boat trailer. I really dont have any problems with my boat loading and unloading on just the carpeted bunks other than the wench that came with my boat was junk. But anyways I bought a new 2000 pound wench and those rubber pads. My uncle told me that he had put them on his boat and he loves em, except for when the ramps are steep one man cant load the boat by himself because by the time you go to the front to hook the wench onto it, the boat will try to slide back off the trailer. I believe him, but was wanting to get other inputs on this as well. I'm trying to decide if I should use them or take them back.