Re: Rear beam broken
I agree with you that it shouldn't happen but dealers package things that allow them the best profit on a sale. They do not always act in your best interest. While the dealer may have offered the rig as a package deal, that package may not have come from the boat manufacturer as a package. Few boat manufacturers actually make their own trailers. I added the things you mentioned and the total is 3202 but I'm betting there is another 100 - 200 pounds of stuff in the trailer when on the road. The transom saver being one of them (but not the cause of the failure) and a spare tire are two examples. My point being that this trailer is very close to its axle rating. I can't tell if the boat is actually sitting on the cross member but I will assume it is. Any road shock is then transferred directly to the cross member. As mentioned, any beam that is bent, on purpose or accidentally, is subject to weakening. It is my feeling this is a quality issue. While the trailer may be designed to carry the weight, how the weight is distributed and the stresses it places on the trailer may not have been carefully calculated and hence the failure. All it takes is one severe shock to break metal.
