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| One thing I'll note about trailers and their size and ability to do the job: I question when buying boats, if these dealers just give the bare minimum trailer to hold/pull your boat to and from storage, in order to keep costs down to the consumer. Thinking that the consumer will use their trailer only twice a year; once to put the boat in the water in the Spring, then the trailer sits empty all season long, then come the Fall, pull the boat out of the water and then put the boat/trailer in storage for the Winter: rinse and repeat as necessary.
With people such as guides, such as Mike, that travel a LOT and travel miles and miles all year long....I would think it'd be in their best interest to quite literally "over do it" in the trailer dept and almost over compensate on the trailer just for that peace of mind. I know I don't travel or trailer nearly as much as Mike does...and I still squint and hold my breath at times, crossing my fingers that she'll hold up to the task.
Mike...if the boat manufacture or the trailer manufacturer that you're talking to about the trailer, says that your trailer will be fine, ask about warranty, which I'm sure you have. And/or...if your trailer's not already equiped with some sort of liqui-lube bearings vs. the traditional grease bearings...maybe at least upgrade to the liqui-lube style bearings.
Edited by MACK 4/6/2006 9:09 PM
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