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    terrible clicking and shaking noise while braking at low speeds

    no name trailer but it has tandem Dexter torsion axles , used it last night , first time in about 6 months, air pressure good, and after a few miles while braking at low speeds I got a horrible clanking ( at first it sounded like it was in the coupler ) and a shimmy, got out checked everything...
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    brake controller mounter on trailer ??

    you guys ever seen anything like this, saw this posted on a craigslist ad for a car dolly what would be any advantage to mount the brake controller on the trailer versus inside the tow vehicle how would you even wire this thing up ?? .
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    fuel primer pump ball questions

    does the placement of the fuel primer pump ball thing matter in relation to where it is with relation to the tank and the engine ? why I ask is on my pontoon boat the tank is permanently mounted at the port rear inside a compartment and the primer ball used to be about 6 inched from the top of...
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    wide coupler lock needed

    I'm searching for a coupler lock that is open wider than 1 inch, most seem to be smaller in the 3/4 range...attached is a pic of the coupler lock next to a tape measure, let me know if you have any ideas and thanks . .
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    silver mod wheels repaint , what color ?? not galv

    guys I have a tandem axle trailer and the rims ( wheels ) are called silver mod, ITS IS NOT GALVANIZED .... it looks just like silver spray paint on the tires, I got a flat and had to replace one tire and rim, and the only rim the store had was white ( same style ) but white...I don't have the...
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    tanden axle trailer question about heat bias vs radial

    I saw a trailer at the ramp that had bias tires on the front axle and Radials on the rear, now I thought you were not supposed to mix them and the argument on why is as old a Coke vs Pepsi...after striking up a conversation with the boat owner ( supposedly worked for a tire store ) and claimed...
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    advice on a wide coupler lock

    I recently got a new enclosed trailer and it has a 2 5/16 coupler on it, I tried the yellow Reese inverted " U " shaped lock and it was not wide enough for the sides of the coupler, even though it says it will fit 2 5/16 :mad: also the lift latch is about an INCH wide and my normal boat trailer...
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    homemade marine 5/8 wave antenna ??

    I have a Shakespeare classic something or other about 8 foot fiberglass whip antenna that someone gave me ....they cut the coax about 5 inches from the base of the whip, I do not just wanna put a connector on and add a section of wire, that would open everything up to corrosion .........I know a...
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    question about tire wear , with pics

    I picked up a used cargo trailer over the weekend, and since I don't know a lot about tire wear I thought I could ask here and see what you guys thought, I mean, how different is a boat trailer compared to a cargo trailer ?? Except weight shifting around ?? Basically the past history in unknown...
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    how to rotate tandem pontoon tires on trailer

    I feel its time to rotate the tires on my pontoon, if anything the way its been sitting in the driveway, although its covered the sun hits the port side in the fall thru Spring I was thinking of getting the port side tires to the starboard by this method, please tell me if its wrong or there is...
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    any plans for a Central Florida get together this spring, like past 2 years

    howdy guys, I haven't had a lot of time to devote to surfing the web these days, still no job but life keeps me busy, I have attended the last 2 years , and would like to make it 3 rd in a row if you catch my drift :eek:, just searched a little and didn't see where anyone had started to make...
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    tell a new guy about bottom paint

    I've had a few boats in the past but nothing that stayed in the water or had a painted bottom, looking to trade my pontoon for in. I'm looking at a used boat that has black bottom paint, I know why you paint the bottom of your boat, but not why if you trailer it ??.....do some folks use this to...
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    any kayak guys that can help a big guy pick out a good one

    I'm most interested in eight capacity, I just over 400 and about 6'04", big in the chest and shoulders...lol well ok, I have a big gut too I've been calling around rental shops in my area and not many have any for me to try-out, most have a weight cap of 250, I have been looking around...
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    where to get kelly blue book for boats

    well ok KBB doesn't make a blue book for boats so I'm told, and that NADA thing is just a waste of time ( the values are way too low ) :mad: I need to look up pricing on several different makes, models and years of boats thanks
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    Direct TV and buying a new receiver or DVR

    I have had DirecTV for several years, I looked over the bill and realized I have been paying to lease a DVR receiver for almost 4 years :eek: I now have another receiver in another room that starting to act up, last time I checked, DirectTV wanted some bucks ( about 100 with shipping ) to...
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    regular generator and marine fuel tank, will it get fuel properly ???

    I got a used generator with a bad ( leaking ) fuel tank, my thoughts were if I could use my marine fuel tank to supply fuel to the genny ?? My only concern is that the old tank was gravity fed, the marine tanks seem to work off of the pump ball ( the plus is the marine tank is 12 gals ) ...
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    emergency paddles on a pontoon ??

    since we sold our little boat the storage under the seating area on the pontoon has become the dumping ground for every little nick-nack and left over items. my son put 2- 4 foot paddles in there taking up a lot of room, I told him at 22 foot your not paddling this thing anywhere, I already...
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    explain virtually unsinkable ?

    I know that there are several boat manufacturers that have built in positive floatation, but lets say you had the need to push a boats max weight capacity, what would be more desirable virtually unsinkable ( like the Carolina Skiff ) ad where the boat is cut away and it still floats or something...
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    what is that squeeking noise ?

    ok tandem axle pontoon trailer, about 2 years old maybe about 200 miles on it total, springs were painted with a gray paint not galvanized back when I bought it, now they are showing a little rust between them and on the sides, but there is a squeeky clunking noise when I turn, go over speed...
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    price check - whats a hydro-elec control box going for

    came from a Johnson 1971 I think 60 HP has key and complete wiring harness thanks
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