Sir Rodney,

When I reach the ramp it takes me a few minutes to get the Transom hold
downs off, put the rods in the holders, load the live bait and ice,
disconnect the winch strap, ready the motor to be lowered, double check the
drain plug, etc. By the time all these chores are done the bearings, IMO,
are certainly cool enough for launching.

YMMV.

Butch
"Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my knighthood. wrote in message
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Tom,
How long do you like to wait after hauling your boat for a good distance,
to allow the bearings to cool down. I have not trailered a boat for
years, but I never thought about waiting to dunk my trailer into fresh
water. I know fresh water is much more forgiving than salt water, but
today, I would probably give wait awhile before putting the trailer into
the water.




"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:56:23 GMT, Gene Kearns
wrote:

I'm going to put my boat into sal****er.
Is this a problem for my wheel bearings that won't be resolved with a
fresh
water hose down?

Only if you have a leaky seal and deflated bearing buddies. Remember
that putting hot hubs into cold water will try to create a suction
that tries to pull water into the bearings.

I've seen a hot bearing explode - the damn thing was smoking when the
idiot dunked the trailer. He had to have been blind, stupid or both.

Butch Davis wrote:
Sir Rodney,

When I reach the ramp it takes me a few minutes to get the Transom hold
downs off, put the rods in the holders, load the live bait and ice,
disconnect the winch strap, ready the motor to be lowered, double check the
drain plug, etc. By the time all these chores are done the bearings, IMO,
are certainly cool enough for launching.

YMMV.

Butch
"Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my knighthood. wrote in message
...

Tom,
How long do you like to wait after hauling your boat for a good distance,
to allow the bearings to cool down. I have not trailered a boat for
years, but I never thought about waiting to dunk my trailer into fresh
water. I know fresh water is much more forgiving than salt water, but
today, I would probably give wait awhile before putting the trailer into
the water.




"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:56:23 GMT, Gene Kearns
wrote:


I'm going to put my boat into sal****er.
Is this a problem for my wheel bearings that won't be resolved with a
fresh
water hose down?

Only if you have a leaky seal and deflated bearing buddies. Remember
that putting hot hubs into cold water will try to create a suction
that tries to pull water into the bearings.

I've seen a hot bearing explode - the damn thing was smoking when the
idiot dunked the trailer. He had to have been blind, stupid or both.



I'd feel a little better actually touching them. Lightly when arriving
to see how hot they are...and just before launching to guage how much
they have cooled. I'd wait until they were about neutral to the touch
before immersing. 9 note: I don't have Buddy Bearings on my original
1986 boat trailer.