When done properly I’ve seen this last for years in an offshore environment. As long as you get the metal fairly clean and a good coat of converter, at least 2 applications with a brush and a good top coat to seal it in it will last.
If you have a piece of tubing or something that has rusted all the way through and you can only properly treat the outside it is almost impossible to stop the rust bleeding. At this point the structural integrity of the trailer is most likely jeopardized and I would just replace the wasted steel.
Back to the original topic, yes new boat trailers are outrageously priced. I’m shopping to put together a new mid-range package, 17’x60” aluminum w/ a 60 four stroke, and the trailers for this rig are around 1800 bucks. You can buy a new 16’ double axle lowboy trailer for what they are getting for is little galvanized boat trailer.
Last edited by jimdecoy; 03-12-2011 at 05:23 AM.
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