Well, good, I'll go get some kind of flat nylon winch line. I do have tie downs but I like the idea of tying each side down separately. I did have the boat up and twist once when I hit a bump- it lifted off the keel rollers slightly to the side. After that I was much more careful about tying it down in back! When I took the right rear light off to check it the turn signal started working again, so at least that is cool now. I'm beginning to wish I had just gone for the new trailer! Bobbie
I posted some pics a while ago of the new trailer I got from Pacific. At the time I was concerned about the bunks not being tightened down enough, as one of them had shifted under load. The U bolt that had shifted just broke. It bound up while I was loosening it in order to re-position it and finally snapped as I continued to crank on it. There's a picture of it in the attached album. Admittedly I was using a lot of force to turn the nut, but isn't it odd for a bolt to snap like that? I would have expected the threads to go long before the bolt itself. Is this hardware trustworthy? I wouldn't think a guy with a hand wrench should even be able to snap a bolt like that. There's no sign of corrosion at the break so I don't think it was cracked. http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAMWblu3atm7sw I'm having trouble finding a replacement. No one seems to have exactly the right one. I'll check with some trailer places on Monday. Norm
Norm, It's a new trailer. The bunk shouldn't have shifted. The bolt shouldn't have broken. I would go back to Pacific. If the problem isn't explained by one or more loose bolts, I would be concerned about a design issue. Good Luck, Bill Riker M15 - #184 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Norm Lane Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 7:15 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: M_Boats: More trailer adventures I posted some pics a while ago of the new trailer I got from Pacific. At the time I was concerned about the bunks not being tightened down enough, as one of them had shifted under load. The U bolt that had shifted just broke. It bound up while I was loosening it in order to re-position it and finally snapped as I continued to crank on it. There's a picture of it in the attached album. Admittedly I was using a lot of force to turn the nut, but isn't it odd for a bolt to snap like that? I would have expected the threads to go long before the bolt itself. Is this hardware trustworthy? I wouldn't think a guy with a hand wrench should even be able to snap a bolt like that. There's no sign of corrosion at the break so I don't think it was cracked. http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAMWblu3atm7sw I'm having trouble finding a replacement. No one seems to have exactly the right one. I'll check with some trailer places on Monday. Norm _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Norm, You big brute! ;-) I agree with Bill......get with Pacific and have them send you a replacement bolt free of charge. I don't know what size bolt that is, but if it is about 3/8 or less, then yes, it wouldn't be TOO hard to twist it off if you are using a fairly long handled wrench. And yes, that is the way they fail when they break; not threads stripping. If you were using a short handled wrench (6-8") the bolt may have been a low-quality fastener. A while back I posted a link to a page that listed torques for various size and grades of bolts, but ask Pacific what it should be torqued to. Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Norm Lane Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 6:15 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: M_Boats: More trailer adventures I posted some pics a while ago of the new trailer I got from Pacific. At the time I was concerned about the bunks not being tightened down enough, as one of them had shifted under load. The U bolt that had shifted just broke. It bound up while I was loosening it in order to re-position it and finally snapped as I continued to crank on it. There's a picture of it in the attached album. Admittedly I was using a lot of force to turn the nut, but isn't it odd for a bolt to snap like that? I would have expected the threads to go long before the bolt itself. Is this hardware trustworthy? I wouldn't think a guy with a hand wrench should even be able to snap a bolt like that. There's no sign of corrosion at the break so I don't think it was cracked. http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAMWblu3atm7sw I'm having trouble finding a replacement. No one seems to have exactly the right one. I'll check with some trailer places on Monday. Norm _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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