On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:12:07 -0500, Califbill wrote:

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On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:14:55 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

If you had any brains you'd realize how hard salt water can be on
boat trailer brakes.

That doesn't change the law.

http://www.roadkingtrailers.com/brakelaws.htm

Don lives in Canada.

And when I tow to Canada, I see that they are good at enforcing their
trailer laws. Coming off the ferry on Salt Spring Island, they had a check
point to check for valid registration and if trailers have safety chains
and brakes as required.

You miss the point, though. Our laws (that were posted by state) are
different from theirs.

Theirs are tougher. Don May need brakes under Canadian laws.

I take it you didn't read his post about the laws in his province, eh?

An 18' boat and trailer probably exceed 1500# which is the cut off for
brakes in Calif. Except here they do not include the boat. Stupid
reasoning.

Again, we are talking about laws in Don's province, so this is
irrelevant.

All places seem to have similar laws.
http://www.rvda.ca/ProvBrakeReqts.asp#NS

Is his province. What does his boat, trailer and load in boat weigh? 3960#
in Nova Scotia - brakes required. Go over to Prince Edward Island, and it
is only 3300#.

He's already stated the weight of his rig and he doesn't need trailer
brakes.

True. But I hear others say they just ignore the brakes not working on the
trailer. As salt water is bad and they will go bad again. Towing with a
Rav is marginal at best. 5000# towing? Hate to stop the muther in a panic
stop with 3000# behind. 1900# seems light for an 18' boat, trailer, unless
a really lightweight trailer, and a 60 hp motor. My tandem axle EZLoader
trailer weighed 1100# by itself.

He's got a Highlander rated for 5000#'s. He's towing around 2000#, well within his limit. You might
have missed his getting the Highlander.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!