tybouff
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2011
- Messages
- 42
Hi all,
I will be towing my 18' 1990 bayliner cobra with a 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. I think I am going to follow everyone's advice and get trailer brakes to help me stop in case of emergencies. I do not have the money for electric brakes and I found a pair of good used surge brakes for $50. I am just wondering if they are worth putting on the trailer... will they do the job? I am assuming you have to disconnect the brakes somehow in order to back the boat into the water. Isn't that the time when trailer brakes are needed or is that overrated? I am hoping that the surges will work for a couple of years before I am ready to invest in electric. Thanks for any input!
I will be towing my 18' 1990 bayliner cobra with a 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. I think I am going to follow everyone's advice and get trailer brakes to help me stop in case of emergencies. I do not have the money for electric brakes and I found a pair of good used surge brakes for $50. I am just wondering if they are worth putting on the trailer... will they do the job? I am assuming you have to disconnect the brakes somehow in order to back the boat into the water. Isn't that the time when trailer brakes are needed or is that overrated? I am hoping that the surges will work for a couple of years before I am ready to invest in electric. Thanks for any input!