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16 July 2023, 16:50
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stonehaven
Boat name: Sunday Best
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yammy 90
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 409
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Trailer maintenance… Jesus
How’s it going?
I started one side of my trailer earlier (and soon wished I hadn’t). The bearing was an absolute nightmare to get out. Took me about an hour of hammering with various aluminium/brass drifts.
The top section in the photo seems completely seized but the brake expander freed off ok. I need some new hooks and a new circlip but that seized bit at the top with the adjustment wheel, is it beyond help?
Next year I’ll be paying someone else to do this…
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16 July 2023, 17:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: southampton
Make: ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 suzuki
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 341
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I must admit defeat with my trailer. The two times it gets used, taking it to the sea at the beginning of the season and taking it back home to the driveway at the end of season, I've taken all the gubbins out completely. The amount of time spent renewing parts after a dipping in salt water...
I guess not legal anymore, but every time I used it, something was always wrong. Despite me jacking the trailer up on stands, with freely spinning wheels and copious amounts of freshwater flushing...
The distance is 12 miles there and back, just taking it slowly, I can live with the slight jarring when braking.
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16 July 2023, 17:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: Nottinghamshire
Make: Ranieri 15
Length: 4m +
Engine: Suzuki DF50
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 1,281
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Where's the lining on the shoes?
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16 July 2023, 17:43
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stonehaven
Boat name: Sunday Best
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yammy 90
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 409
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Originally Posted by Limecc
Where's the lining on the shoes?
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Good question. All I can think is that the last owner opened them, thought “f*ck this”. Then removed the delaminated liners before reconnecting it all
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I always apply maNthematics to my purchases - tell her it cost a chunk less than it did, then tell her I got a chunk more than I really did for the one I sold... The new purchase seldom costs a penny...
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16 July 2023, 18:25
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: north ayrshire
Boat name: charlie girl
Make: S/R5.4/regal3760
Length: 10m +
Engine: Suzukidf70 2x6lp 315
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,046
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Looking at that radius arm you'll need to start saving for a new axle soon so i wouldn't be spending much money on the brakes just now
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16 July 2023, 18:59
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,177
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A bit of a faff but I've never dunked mine in the salty stuff preferring to give myself a combined heart attack/hernia winching the boat back onto the trailer on slips or the beach once the tide's gone. 
Tyres at the waters edge on slips.
After 7 years it's looked after them . SBS trailer. I can see the advantages of stainless but saltwater is so corrosive unless the whole things protected inside and out you're going to get issues.
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16 July 2023, 20:39
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Country: UK - England
Town: Abersoch
Boat name: vanishing point
Make: phantom, Ribtec
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200hp
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 501
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonCh
How’s it going?
I started one side of my trailer earlier (and soon wished I hadn’t). The bearing was an absolute nightmare to get out. Took me about an hour of hammering with various aluminium/brass drifts.
The top section in the photo seems completely seized but the brake expander freed off ok. I need some new hooks and a new circlip but that seized bit at the top with the adjustment wheel, is it beyond help?
Next year I’ll be paying someone else to do this…
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I would be checking the suspension arms before spending any time or money ! Looks very corroded and that is the weakest point on the axle that snaps/breaks 
Sent from my motorola edge 20 lite using RIB Net mobile app
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16 July 2023, 23:30
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Country: UK - England
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,767
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Originally Posted by ribber
I must admit defeat with my trailer. The two times it gets used, taking it to the sea at the beginning of the season and taking it back home to the driveway at the end of season, I've taken all the gubbins out completely. The amount of time spent renewing parts after a dipping in salt water...
I guess not legal anymore, but every time I used it, something was always wrong. Despite me jacking the trailer up on stands, with freely spinning wheels and copious amounts of freshwater flushing...
The distance is 12 miles there and back, just taking it slowly, I can live with the slight jarring when braking.
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How heavy is your combo?
Over 750kg? So you legally need breaks. What happens if something happens when you are "taking it easy"? You can't control for other people being stupid..the cyclist who falls off Infront of you. The motorcycle who does a stupid overtake on a bend on the wrong side. The deer, fox, cow, sheep, that runs across the road in front of you
When it goes wrong and the authorities discover you removed your breaks.. are you hoping for a telling off or expecting jail time?
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16 July 2023, 23:36
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Thame
Boat name: Free-Flow
Make: Shearwater 6.8
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 175
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 318
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
How heavy is your combo?
Over 750kg? So you legally need breaks. What happens if something happens when you are "taking it easy"? You can't control for other people being stupid..the cyclist who falls off Infront of you. The motorcycle who does a stupid overtake on a bend on the wrong side. The deer, fox, cow, sheep, that runs across the road in front of you
When it goes wrong and the authorities discover you removed your breaks.. are you hoping for a telling off or expecting jail time?
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Would probably invalidate both car and boat insurance as well….
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17 July 2023, 00:42
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Nottinghamshire
Make: Ranieri 15
Length: 4m +
Engine: Suzuki DF50
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 1,281
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucksribster
Would probably invalidate both car and boat insurance as well….
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No but they might seek to recover costs
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17 July 2023, 06:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Colchester
Length: 5m +
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 3,124
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This is why I will only tow unbraced boat trailers now
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17 July 2023, 09:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: southampton
Make: ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 suzuki
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 341
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I guess that's told me... It takes a forum to express concern as to what others do and then for me to check what I was doing. Will certainly bring my brakes back up to standard again, as didn't really think about the consequences to others.
Lesson learned... 
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17 July 2023, 10:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Abersoch
Boat name: vanishing point
Make: phantom, Ribtec
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200hp
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 501
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ribber
I guess that's told me... It takes a forum to express concern as to what others do and then for me to check what I was doing. Will certainly bring my brakes back up to standard again, as didn't really think about the consequences to others.
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Check those heavily corroded suspension arms before renewing brakes/bearings etc, you might be needing a new axle complete
Sent from my motorola edge 20 lite using RIB Net mobile app
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17 July 2023, 10:20
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Length: 5m +
Engine: 135hp Mercury
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,431
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Think the technical term for those brakes (& possibly the axle as well) starts with an 'F' and ends with a 'd'.
What state were the bearings in?
I do have to dip the rear set on mine & I try & remove the hub & clean it off asap.
The linings on yours have probably come away from the shoes - pushed off by corrosion - & either been chucked by the owner or broken up inside the drum until the bits were fine enough to exit.
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17 July 2023, 11:27
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: north ayrshire
Boat name: charlie girl
Make: S/R5.4/regal3760
Length: 10m +
Engine: Suzukidf70 2x6lp 315
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,046
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ribber
I guess that's told me... It takes a forum to express concern as to what others do and then for me to check what I was doing. Will certainly bring my brakes back up to standard again, as didn't really think about the consequences to others.
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Dont beat yourself up you'd be amazed how many boats are running around with none existing brakes, big ones too your definitely not alone
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17 July 2023, 14:23
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Farnborough
Boat name: Narcissus
Make: Cobra
Length: 7m +
Engine: Optimax 225
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,366
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paintman
Think the technical term for those brakes (& possibly the axle as well) starts with an 'F' and ends with a 'd'.
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This! I wouldn't even want to tow it round the boatyard with those axles.
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17 July 2023, 20:32
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stonehaven
Boat name: Sunday Best
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yammy 90
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 409
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paintman
Think the technical term for those brakes (& possibly the axle as well) starts with an 'F' and ends with a 'd'.
What state were the bearings in?
I do have to dip the rear set on mine & I try & remove the hub & clean it off asap.
The linings on yours have probably come away from the shoes - pushed off by corrosion - & either been chucked by the owner or broken up inside the drum until the bits were fine enough to exit.
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Bearings were good as new! New axle for me next year then based on the comments. Don’t have much towing to do this year thankfully
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