fishin' fool

After reading the posts about trailers it made me a bit curious. I decided to post my question here so I didn't derail the thread.

When I get back to the house I rinse and wash everything I can, including the trailer. But, that is really all that I do-rinse/wash. I saw aflush system onthe Florida Fishing Report a few years ago and thought it was a great idea and have pretty much replicated the process as close as I could without buying and installing one.

But, on the trailer thread posted earlier there was a response. "Flush connectors are somewhat useless in our opinion. You could rinse your brakes all day, but brakes technically require a rinsing AND lubricating series of events to best maintain them. Brakes, plus the tiniest remnant of salt, with inadequate lubrication is trouble in the making. Just imagine how one piece of salt or sand feels under your fingernail... it bothers you until you dislodge it... and it you jammed it far enough in there... you still feel the stinging hours after has been rinsed free (in theory, that's the rust setting in "

So my question is.....what do you do to your trailer after dunking? What should I be doing? (I am also going to pull out the DVD that came with my trailer to see what MagicTilt recommends).

Buzzbait

Rinse/lube is about the best you can do.

60hertz

Saltaway. Expensive product but it works extremely well to remove all of the salt and it seems to leave a light "coating" on stuff that you wash. The coating really can't be seen, but everything feels slick.



http://www.saltawayproducts.com

Sea Monkey

The OLE Make It Last.

I'lltell you folks what I do, First my trailer doesn't have brakes. So I'm not referring to atrailer with brakes. I trailer a Wellcraft Steplift V-20 on a double axle trailer I boughtfrom Eddie English Trailers in Milton. One thing alot of people don't do is rinse their trailer after splahing the boat to go fishing. The trailer will sit however long you are gone fishing with saltwater on it and all components. I rinse my trailer after everysplash( launching or retrieving) I noticed one day that my rims had some corrosion on them where the saltwater sat on them all day while fishing(the cupped area right next to the tire). I now make sure I rinse my trailer after every time in the water weather coming or going. I think it is very important to rinse the trailer while the trailer is still wetfrom saltwater (immediately after splashing or retrieving) If the saltwater dries then it becomes even harder to get the salt rinsed off. I try real hard to only lauch where fresh water is available. Thats one reason I don't mind paying for the launch if freshwater rinse is available.I want to build me a freshwater pump and keep in the back of my truck for launching at ramps with no freshwater rinse. I have a tank to store the water in , just need to rig me up a pump. I have a hard bed cover on my truck so I can lock the back if needed. IMOP it is very important to rinse your trailer before the saltwater dries on the trailer. Rinsing while wet is no cure all, but it will definately slow down the process of corrosion.

reelfinatical

We rinse after both launch and retreival too. Salt terminator at end of day..then a couple times a year we dump the boat and really give the trailer parts some attention, scrubbing spraying, etc.

X-Shark

That statement is referring to drum brakes. Eventually you will just junk the drum brakes and replace with disc brakes.

Wharf Rat

I think this is probably what you were talking about for the system you saw on FS - http://www.trailerspa.net/ Never used it, don't know anything about it or how it holds up, but probably does get to some spots I don't get to with my hose. For me, I'm not so worried about the trailer itself, although I do rinse it, I focus mostly on the wheels and brakes.

SaltAddict

That washdown system may be a good suplement. My opinion is that it is useless. I'm sure I went the exspensive route, but I removed the brakes & bought a bigger truck. Brakes work great now!

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MGuns

My Magictilt had the rinse system and it was completely useless. Had to remove the rusted brakes.

johnsonbeachbum

I will rinse the trailer, suspension and brakes off with city water from the hose when I get home and wash the boat the next day.



I am from the north where for 3 or 4 months of the year virtual every other vehicle is snow white with road salt on every surface.



So to have saltwater on my trailer for a mere 24 to 48 hours does not keep me awake at night.