Harryk wrote:
True North wrote:


"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.


If you wash your trailer after you use it, and maintain it, you'll
have far fewer problems than Froggy seems to have. Maintenance to him
seems to be "ignore it until it breaks."

While I realize this is one of your signature attack posts, there is a
problem with your "advice". People who use their boats often - a
concept that is foreign to you - don't always have the luxury of rinsing
their trailers until they arrive back at the dock or their home. That
leaves a trailer in the sun for hours with sal****er on it after the launch.