We bought our boat about a year ago. Since then I have been going through the systems. The boat is going great, the trailer not so much. Looks like I am going to have to:
Replace the torsion axles, or have them welded in the middle. (kicking the can down the road):thumbdown:
Replacing the disk and calipers.
Possibly replacing the actuator.
Redo the wiring. Works but very fragile.
(The taillights are new and work great but all the marker lights are shot.)
So the question is, any tips on ordering trailer parts? At Eastern Marine.com It will will be about $1200 for the axles and wiring. Any place have better pricing or anyone have a bad experience with this place? I bought some stuff from Rocky before on my small boat, would he have this kind of stuff?
Take the axle off strip it down and take it to eddie english and have hin make a new one. buy new hubs and bearings and reassemble yourself. then when something goes wrong in the future you will know what to do. Now if money is no obstacle take the trailer with or without the boat to Eddie English and let him fix it. Live and learn..
Trailers are the devil, no matter what you do, they will fail! This is my third boat, I've tried just about every prevent maintenance you can think of and they still fail. My latest episode was tire wear, so I replaced them with radial heavier ply tires. Backing into my boat pad, snap, the hub literately exploded. Not sure if it was a defect or just to much stress, but she gave way and it scared the crap out of me! :001_huh: Bottom line, learn to do your own maintenance or you will pay dearly at a shop. It's not that bad and if you need advice or help, just send me a PM. B.O.A.T.
Another good thing about leaf springs, Always carry a 4X4 piece of wood if the springs break, jack it up put the 4X4 between the spring and trailer frame, let her down on the blocks and drive CAREFULLY home and replace them. I know all about that........
For trailer repair that may take a few days or require the boat to be off of the trailer (like bunk repair / replacement), any suggestions for temporary wet slipping? I'm assuming that some repairs may require the boat to be off of the trailer and won't have a fork lift.
My boat was in dry storage in PCB for the last few years and now that I'm back on a trailer and local I'm really wishing I would have spruced up the trailer sooner.
From the thread here it looks like the best options for a good trailer refurb are:
--Robs Trailer
--Eddie English
--Auer in FWB
In addition to generally replacing all of the corroded bits I might need a new torsion axle spindle or two, want to add brakes and generally need to make sure it will do 200 mile trips as needed.
I can't speak as to the other trailer shops around town, but I spruced my trailer up recently & Eddie English sold me the parts slightly cheaper than I could get them online even taking sales tax & shipping costs into consideration. (and I did a lot of looking online)
Be aware you may need a grinder to cut some bolts. You can get a cheap one from Harbor Freight if you don't already have one.
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