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Need recommendations on galvanized or aluminum boat trailer
Posted on 11/11/15 at 8:09 am
Posted on 11/11/15 at 8:09 am
for an 18' aluminum flat bottom boat. Floor width is 50". Obviously I'd like to keep cost down as much as possible, but I don't want cost to outweigh quality. What's the best bang for buck?
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Posted on 11/11/15 at 8:36 am to AboveGroundPool
Do you plan on dunking your hubs when you launch and retrieve? How much do you want to spend? There are $500 trailers and $5,000 trailers for that size boat.
I'm using a loaner EZ loader right now. It's kind of squeaky but it pulls nice and straight and the oil bath hubs have been nice. It's the little things I don't like about it like no walking board, plastic fenders, undersized winch, cheap steel wheels and sharp edges around the bolster brackets and rollers.
We have another ez loader with a prodrive and it's pretty nice. It has zero degree torsion axles, oil bath hubs, steel fenders, walking board, and the bolster brackets are part of the frame. It's also set up to launch without getting the hubs wet. I think the hubs are creeping up on 6 years old without ever being serviced.
The gap in quality of trailers is huge. There is even a big difference between similarly priced trailers.
I'm using a loaner EZ loader right now. It's kind of squeaky but it pulls nice and straight and the oil bath hubs have been nice. It's the little things I don't like about it like no walking board, plastic fenders, undersized winch, cheap steel wheels and sharp edges around the bolster brackets and rollers.
We have another ez loader with a prodrive and it's pretty nice. It has zero degree torsion axles, oil bath hubs, steel fenders, walking board, and the bolster brackets are part of the frame. It's also set up to launch without getting the hubs wet. I think the hubs are creeping up on 6 years old without ever being serviced.
The gap in quality of trailers is huge. There is even a big difference between similarly priced trailers.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 9:12 am to Barf
Yes they will be dunked. This is for a duck boat and it's the first time I spec one out. All good pointers here that will help me look into it further. I have the oil bath hubs on my bass boat trailer going on 8 years old without service. They're nice but not a necessity for what I want it for. I'd like to keep it around $1500. I've looked at ez loader and magic tilt so far.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 9:20 am to AboveGroundPool
Civiltigers new Ranger Aluminum came with a trailer that has some sort of rhino liner coating on it. They say it's good for salt, not sure of the price. But he said it's standard on the Ranger boats. Might be worth looking into.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 9:47 am to AboveGroundPool
Aluminum >>>>>> galvanized.
My gator tail came with an aluminum from Mike Gerald's. Nice trailer and never have to grease the bearings
My gator tail came with an aluminum from Mike Gerald's. Nice trailer and never have to grease the bearings
Posted on 11/11/15 at 10:20 am to AboveGroundPool
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Yes they will be dunked.
Have you considered setting up a trailer for a dry launch? It has drawbacks like having to manually push the boat off the trailer and use the winch to retrieve. Power loading is hit or miss depending on the ramp.
The upside is if you spend a lot of time in salty water your trailer and bearings will last forever. My ram-lin was 15 years old and looked new and still had the original bearings until someone ran it over.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 12:43 pm to Barf
do a search for sport trail trailers in Biloxi, Ms. They don't have a web site but plenty of info can be found on them. Mine was about $500 more than the standard trailer but the quality is definitely there.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 1:11 pm to AboveGroundPool
what kind of distance are you going to travel to launch usually?
I have always had galvanized trailers (Magic tilt and McClain) and I have no complaints with either one.
I have always had galvanized trailers (Magic tilt and McClain) and I have no complaints with either one.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 1:27 pm to poule deau
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what kind of distance are you going to travel to launch usually?
There'll be times where i'll pull it a couple hours away or more for sure. looking into the mcclains right now.
This post was edited on 11/11/15 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 11/11/15 at 1:29 pm to Barf
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Have you considered setting up a trailer for a dry launch?
Have never seen this set up
Posted on 11/11/15 at 1:57 pm to AboveGroundPool
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There'll be times where i'll pull it a couple hours away or more for sure
If you going to log that kind of mileage, and you are expecting this to be a long term rig, maybe you want to look into the aluminum option.
If it were my decision, I wouldn't hesitate to save the money and go galvanized.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 2:49 pm to Redfish2010
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an aluminum from Mike Gerald's
This would be a good place to visit. He is good to deal with and is good on the service side too if you ever need it. I've probably got 30-40 trailers from him.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 2:55 pm to AboveGroundPool
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Have never seen this set up
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