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Default Boat trailer BS



"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Mar 24, 10:18 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:57:34 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Got my fully tinned wire for my trailer and put it on so now I have
trailer lights again. However while doing it, I found that all of the
bolts and nuts on the trailer are so badly corroded they will not last
another season. I probably need about $100 of stainless hardware to
replace them. I thought EZ Loader was quality but it isn't. What
would a bit of stainless or hot dipped galv bolts have cost them?


Go to a real fastener place and you might save a few bucks but
stainless is the way to go on a salt water trailer. I started out a
couple bolts at a time as they got nasty but I bit that bullet too
after a few rounds of swapping out rusted bolts.


The leaf springs are also rusting badly, not sure what to do about
them.

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By new ones if you're that concerned... they aren't very expensive.