that's not bad, trailer parts have gone way up. I bought one thru my trailer guy last spring and my price was $600 for a #3500 with hubs, no brakes. Add in a couple hours of labor and misc hardware, you're sitting at $900 before you know it
had the same problem, you will need to resize you pics. Took me a while to figure it out, when you open a pic on your computer, save a copy, then resize( not crop) your pics to a smaller size( file size, not actual size)
45-55 lb/ft is spec, but if you are using lock nuts, you're going to have to tighten further as the locking part of the nut will take more torque. Watch the transom while you tighten them. If you hear crunching or see teh washers start to pull in, stop right there. Retighten after you run the boat
a torsion axel has four main parts, the axle itself, the swing arm, the spindle and the hub. Hubs are easily replaceable, but make sure the axle itself is not rusted or bent and make sure the spindle the hub rides on isn't chewed up
He's trying to log on but can't. Admin change reelapeelin's password to something simple and fwd it to me, I'll get it to Oz and he can change it to what ever after he's logged in
we were trolling, so didn't have that much line out. I asked the Captain how deep we were and she said 3000 meters. I had some issues with the captain during the week and assumed she was full of it telling me it was 3000 meters. Quick google search actually confirmed that the area around Bora...
a good friend of mine has his 55 ft wood boat on the hill in Georgetown SC for annual repairs. Its a booze cruise boat that runs out of Charleston, SC he posted a pic of a great idea. They are running large Monel screws through thick wood planks. He had an old school wax toilet seal with screws...