I would have to second Bob's remarks here. We also have Pacific trailer under our 23. I have towed the boat well over 10,000 miles over the last 4 years. The trailer has done an outstanding job. I honestly have never had a trailer that worked so well for me. We use it in salt and fresh water both. With respect to the Fulton jack: The jacks have a limited lifespan. You could switch to an Atwood or some other brand but I haven't seen any that seem to be made significantly better. I part-time at West Marine and the trailer jacks are an item that is a continual seller. Rinsing and lubing helps extend their life span. These jacks are not specific to Pacific (that sounded funny!). Most major trailer manufacturers use them and all experience the same limited lifespan. When I ordered and purchased my trailer from Pacific they treated me well and did exactly what they promised, when they promised it. I would surely purchase another one if the need ever arose. Sean Montgomery 23 "Dauntless" _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com) **************Can love help you live longer? Find out now. (http://personals.aol.com/articles/2009/02/18/longer-lives-through-relationsh... slove00000001)
I have a general rule about repairing boat things: Never replace a broken part with an identical part - and this is a perfect example of why. The Fulton Jack that came with my Pacific trailer is the XP-15. SInce purchasing the trailer and M-17 (new) a little over a year ago I have launched exclusively in salt water. After each launch/ retrieval the jack was flushed with copious amounts of fresh water. A day or two later the jack would get a thorough spraying with silicon lube. In spite of this loving attention there was a lot of binding, so the jack was throughly greased a few months ago when it was less then a year old. The binding continued and the bevel gear broke. Then the replacement bevel gear broke in the exact same manner. While researching the repair I encountered this site: http:// www.myonecent.com/RepairFultonTongueJack.htm The author warns (twice) that these bevel gears are very brittle. Sounds like a design issue. Or perhaps, as Bob suggested, something was amiss in the gear train. I suspect it's a design issue that was exacerbated by something amiss in the gear train. Remembering the above repair rule, I sought advice from those I trust the most - you folks. Sean, I appreciate your insight and have gone with a Fulton F-2 w/ 1700# capacity based on your advice that the competition isn't significantly better. I'm hoping that Fulton's upgraded F-2 is more durable then their bargain basement model. Thanks Sean, Jim M-17 "Spirit" On Jul 17, 2009, at 7:21 AM, Nebwest2@aol.com wrote:
I would have to second Bob's remarks here. We also have Pacific trailer under our 23. I have towed the boat well over 10,000 miles over the last 4 years. The trailer has done an outstanding job. I honestly have never had a trailer that worked so well for me. We use it in salt and fresh water both.
With respect to the Fulton jack: The jacks have a limited lifespan. You could switch to an Atwood or some other brand but I haven't seen any that seem to be made significantly better. I part-time at West Marine and the trailer jacks are an item that is a continual seller. Rinsing and lubing helps extend their life span. These jacks are not specific to Pacific (that sounded funny!). Most major trailer manufacturers use them and all experience the same limited lifespan.
When I ordered and purchased my trailer from Pacific they treated me well and did exactly what they promised, when they promised it. I would surely purchase another one if the need ever arose.
Sean Montgomery 23 "Dauntless" _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http:// www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com)
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