| Gerald |
03-21-2010 01:02 PM |
FYI......After checking around Lake Charles, I bought a Sureride Galv. trailer ~ 8 years ago for a 15' boat. After making adjustments to the support members and moving the axile to balance the weight better.....all was good.
The basic frame has held up very good to salt water use.
Other Problems....
1) The wheel fenders are poorly designed. I don't remember exactly what the problem was.......but one broke off after less than 2 years use and was lost. I think it was one of the mounting brackets was very small and not enough metal thickness. After looking at the other fender....I could see where this was a "weak" design and would fail at some point. I could not buy a replacement locally. I made my own......and after ~ 6 years, they still look very good.
2) Lights.........Don't we all have problems with keeping the trailer lights working. After a few years of replacing light bulbs and replacing the light fixtures because it was badly corroded, I fixed the problem. I did try the "submerssiable" type lights, but they did not last much longer.
I relocated the lights from down low on the trailer, to up high to where the lights don't go under water when launching the boat. I made this change ~ 4 years ago.......and I think I have only changed one light bulb since then. I also changed all the trailer wiring so that all the connections to the lights would be up next to the lights where the connections don't go under water.
3) running board suport brackets....These don't last forever, they did rust out about a year ago. Instead of replacing/making new barackets, I changed the support system. I mounted 4 x 4 treated fence post boards to the trailer frame using U-bolts and then covered them with carpet. After making sure the boat was evenly supported [this required some shimes]....front & back....the boat rides well on the trailer.
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