Montypals: OK, so I decided to try to move my boat relative to the axle to help with the high tongue weight. Dave Scobie as well as Pacific Trailer had the right idea. All you have to do is loosen the 4 u-bolts per side that hold the axle spring assembly to the frame. Then the thing should slide easily between them. I tried to get a local trailer shop to do it. No dice. Nobody wants to take the time to weigh it etc. So, I figured, how hard could it be?! So, armed with a brand new cheap propane torch (15 bucks including the propane…), I brushed off one of the nuts with a wire brush, and heated it up. Figured I would give it a quick try that way before putting on the penetrating oil. I don't know much about these things. Lots of corrosion anyway. I heated it, and then quickly put on the 3/4 inch ratchet wrench, and gave it a slow tug. Sheared the son of a gun right off! Busted. Figures. So, I emailed Pacific Trailer, and I'll get some replacement parts! First, I'll just replace the only broken one so I can continue sailing. My brother comes in to town in two weeks, and we want to sail. Then, when feeling ambitious, I will break all the rest and replace with new ones. Nothing is simple, is it? Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com
On 05-Aug-12 7:48 PM, Daniel Rich wrote: Hi Dan, When I bought a ComPac 16 in Florida, years ago, the trailer was totally shot. To even move the boat from Florida back to Connecticut I had to totally rebuild the trailer. It isn't a very hard job to do. In my case, I bought a new high-end hacksaw and a hand full 0f blades and started cutting off all the bolts (totally rusted) to free up the individual components. A nearby trailer-parts store sold me a new axle with bearings; springs; and all the bits and pieces I needed to do a reassembly; including a wiring harness for the lights. The most help I originally got was from a GLEN-L Trailer book. That gives you all the information you need to rebuild your trailer, and to position the axle so that you get the proper tongue weight. That book is worth it's weight in gold for a trailer owner. Connie ex M15 #400 LEPPO
Montypals:
OK, so I decided to try to move my boat relative to the axle to help with the high tongue weight. Dave Scobie as well as Pacific Trailer had the right idea. All you have to do is loosen the 4 u-bolts per side that hold the axle spring assembly to the frame. Then the thing should slide easily between them. I tried to get a local trailer shop to do it. No dice. Nobody wants to take the time to weigh it etc. So, I figured, how hard could it be?!
So, armed with a brand new cheap propane torch (15 bucks including the propaneÂ…), I brushed off one of the nuts with a wire brush, and heated it up. Figured I would give it a quick try that way before putting on the penetrating oil. I don't know much about these things. Lots of corrosion anyway.
I heated it, and then quickly put on the 3/4 inch ratchet wrench, and gave it a slow tug. Sheared the son of a gun right off! Busted. Figures.
So, I emailed Pacific Trailer, and I'll get some replacement parts! First, I'll just replace the only broken one so I can continue sailing. My brother comes in to town in two weeks, and we want to sail. Then, when feeling ambitious, I will break all the rest and replace with new ones. Nothing is simple, is it?
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com
Hey, that is great advice. My trailer is still excellent, being a 2003 Pacific Trailer. It is quite beefy and well made. But I wanted to shift the weight and broke the u-bolt as stated. I went on to Amazon, and you can still get the Glen-L trailer book. So I bought one. Love this forum. Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:49 AM, Conbert Benneck wrote:
On 05-Aug-12 7:48 PM, Daniel Rich wrote:
Hi Dan,
When I bought a ComPac 16 in Florida, years ago, the trailer was totally shot.
To even move the boat from Florida back to Connecticut I had to totally rebuild the trailer.
It isn't a very hard job to do.
In my case, I bought a new high-end hacksaw and a hand full 0f blades and started cutting off all the bolts (totally rusted) to free up the individual components.
A nearby trailer-parts store sold me a new axle with bearings; springs; and all the bits and pieces I needed to do a reassembly; including a wiring harness for the lights.
The most help I originally got was from a GLEN-L Trailer book. That gives you all the information you need to rebuild your trailer, and to position the axle so that you get the proper tongue weight. That book is worth it's weight in gold for a trailer owner.
Connie
ex M15 #400 LEPPO
Montypals:
OK, so I decided to try to move my boat relative to the axle to help with the high tongue weight. Dave Scobie as well as Pacific Trailer had the right idea. All you have to do is loosen the 4 u-bolts per side that hold the axle spring assembly to the frame. Then the thing should slide easily between them. I tried to get a local trailer shop to do it. No dice. Nobody wants to take the time to weigh it etc. So, I figured, how hard could it be?!
So, armed with a brand new cheap propane torch (15 bucks including the propane…), I brushed off one of the nuts with a wire brush, and heated it up. Figured I would give it a quick try that way before putting on the penetrating oil. I don't know much about these things. Lots of corrosion anyway.
I heated it, and then quickly put on the 3/4 inch ratchet wrench, and gave it a slow tug. Sheared the son of a gun right off! Busted. Figures.
So, I emailed Pacific Trailer, and I'll get some replacement parts! First, I'll just replace the only broken one so I can continue sailing. My brother comes in to town in two weeks, and we want to sail. Then, when feeling ambitious, I will break all the rest and replace with new ones. Nothing is simple, is it?
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com
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