"Zombie of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:04:09 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Boy...now I understand why a lot of locals here will try to get away with
a
lighter boat trailer without brakes.
(as told to me by the backyard yahoo who built my new sailboat trailer 3
years ago)

Yeah - you're right Don - seems like the trailer brakes are
consistently a problem - in particular if you dunk in salt water
occasionally. All things considered, after 14,000 or so on the
trailer, I've gone through a set of "permanent" 300,000 oil lubed
bearings, two sets of calipers, two sets of rotors and come to think
of it, two sets of pads.

There has to be a better system. :)

By the way, splashed the Princecraft this year?

Man - I miss that boat. :)

I'll have to start using it in the fog & rain. We've had a bad streatch here
and any sunny days have to be spent finishing off my house
scrape/prime/paint job.
I just have to replace the starboard side marker light unit before getting
the trailer safety checked. The old one corroded and wouldn't work.