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I have a 16.2 Princecraft Holdiday Deluxe with a 50 HP Yamaha outboard. The bearings were replace just before I bought the boat 2 seasons ago. I trailer the boat a fair ways each year and even though there are no issues with the bearings heating up, I'd like to have the bearings done for next season. Here's the question>
I could probably do the bearings myself, but I've never done that job so I'm not 100% confident. I'm was in Princess Auto today and saw replacement wheel hubs with bearings for $50 a piece. I'm thinking I could just buy 2 new hubs and swap them onto the trailer, then take my time in the shop over the winter and replace the bearings in the old hubs. For $120.00 I'd have a spare set of hubs and be able to easily repeat the swap out / rebuild cycle every fall. I've heard that yearly replacement of trailer bearing is good preventative maintenance. - Any thoughts
I'm also wondering if there is a lot of variation in the quality of bearings? I asked the guy in Princess auto and he said the bearings included in the hub kit were pretty good quality.
Last question - any thoughts on what my boat and motor would weigh? Specs say 200 pounds for the motor, 640 pounds for the boat. About 1000 lbs fully loaded ?
I could probably do the bearings myself, but I've never done that job so I'm not 100% confident. I'm was in Princess Auto today and saw replacement wheel hubs with bearings for $50 a piece. I'm thinking I could just buy 2 new hubs and swap them onto the trailer, then take my time in the shop over the winter and replace the bearings in the old hubs. For $120.00 I'd have a spare set of hubs and be able to easily repeat the swap out / rebuild cycle every fall. I've heard that yearly replacement of trailer bearing is good preventative maintenance. - Any thoughts
I'm also wondering if there is a lot of variation in the quality of bearings? I asked the guy in Princess auto and he said the bearings included in the hub kit were pretty good quality.
Last question - any thoughts on what my boat and motor would weigh? Specs say 200 pounds for the motor, 640 pounds for the boat. About 1000 lbs fully loaded ?
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