Search results

  1. Expidia

    New issue cropped up on my transom/bunk position!

    Maybe so, but I don't crank them to their tightest click. They don't have to be. They are only there to hold the boat from sliding off the trailer on a turn or holding the boat onto the trailer during hard braking or an accident. I think Brian's post #3 might be right on the money in that the...
  2. Expidia

    New issue cropped up on my transom/bunk position!

    The goop is 3M Urethane Seam Sealer. I had some drips along that edge in two places when I filled the boat 1/2 way up with a garden hose but my welding guy said it can't be welded there as there is a rubber gasket along that edge. He said to use some of that sealer as it does not harden. It's...
  3. Expidia

    New issue cropped up on my transom/bunk position!

    Last season I noticed the left bottom of the transom was buckling. I orignally set up my rig back in 2007 with help here from the forum as to transom positioning on the bunks and the correct tongue weight on the hitch ball. Now the transom is starting to buckle. Any suggestions to lessen this...
  4. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Re crime and theft. So many in the forum live in these nice quiet nd safe communities. I don't have that luxury living in the capital of NY. I also belong to a world wide e-bike forum. These bikes can run $1,000 to $15,000. They are being stolen all over the world, so much so many...
  5. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    The elephant in the room is and especially for those out in the boon docks is your being gaslighted thinking inflation is only 3.5% when most everything you touch is like double now a days. It's only going to get worse. Sadly this economy is making people desparate for jobs, gas and food to...
  6. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Update: That lockable hitch pin lock that I had does work great in the coupler pin hole. Used along with my red wheel boot and the Master Universal coupler lock these are the security items I'll use when I need to leave my trailer unattended especially over night at hotels. It's not the large...
  7. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    @dingbat Re Waterford. I do a round trip from Albany to Waterford frequently on my e-bike. It's a 32 mile round trip that follows the Mohawk Hudson River bike trail the whole trip and it ends in Waterford for me. Right now there are hundreds of boats along the way on the river as it's the...
  8. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Wow, you are like the first commentor to my original question that "actually cares about security here" 👍🏻 A lackadaisical attitude on boating security furthers the thieves knowing a quiet boat launch parking lot or a hotel after boating is easy pickings. Worse, is insurance policies carry...
  9. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Ya it takes me 30 seconds each trip to put the boot on and off . . . You do you 👍🏻
  10. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    We trailer our rig around probably twice a week to any one of 10 different launches along the Hudson River, Mohawk River, Lake George and the 123 mile long Lake Champlain (which has many state launches on both the NY and Vermont sides). Over the 50 years I’ve lived in upstate NY Textiles used...
  11. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Please post a pic of your vehicle! I’d like to see if I’d walk by it as a thief if I’d botther to see if you left it unlocked 🤣. I live in NY probably not considered the safest state in the country.
  12. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    I have them on my ebikes and luggage but I need potential prevention BEFORE stuff is gone. Tracking is useless after the fact when you get back to a launch and boat is at the dock and your trailer is gone. Watching it traveling down the road on your phone is not as good as taking security...
  13. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Props are the easiest thing to steal. Just remove the cotter pin and remove the prop nut (they are usually just hand tight to line up with the cotter pin hole in the shaft) with just a pair of pliers and poof . . . $250 prop gone.
  14. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Have always used a tire boot.
  15. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Always have carried insurance. Cheapest thing you can buy for boat protection.
  16. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    I'll have to measure it. Boat is in a garage across the street from my house. I'm pulling it out today to work on it though. I know this discus style Master Lock won't fit as I tried it yesterday. Hole too small.
  17. Expidia

    Qestion on pre-treating this hole in the aluinium transom?

    Title reposted with spelling corrections (thx a lot Siri) Question on pre-treating this hole in the aluminium transom . . . Looks like this forum only allows edits for a brief time period??? So I have this hole for the past few seasons which is at least way above the water line and now I'm...
  18. Expidia

    Qestion on pre-treating this hole in the aluinium transom?

    Before I would do that I'd bring it to a body shop and see if they can replace the back of the transom. This is the only place on the boat that has a few spots where the paint is bubbling. My guess is it's due to some type of galvanic action? It's also around any of the hardware like the...
  19. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    looks good, but won't fit in the coupler hitch hole on my smaller 16 foot trailer.
  20. Expidia

    Best hitch protector?

    Haha, we trailer all over. It's not which launch, it's the druggies the happen to view a launch as a "mid-night" auto store. That reminds me now I need a lock for my SS prop too 😜 Something like this for an unhooked trailer "has to be" stronger than just my cheapo brass padlock. But this one...
Top