[Rhodes22-list] Triad trailer reparis

[Cary Tolbert]

David, your brake issue may be a deal killer if you want to sell the boat.
I know it was a deal killer, at least once, when I was in the market
for my Rhodes 22. The buyer has to deal with the state laws plus who knows
how far they will need to tow the boat home. Just my thought.
Cary
Radford,VA
S/V Whisper

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 10:01 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com>
wrote:

> I don’t know about CT; but, in Michigan, any trailer with a loaded weight
> over 2000 lbs has to have brakes to be used on the public highways.  Just
> moving around a private boat yard, I wouldn’t bother with brakes either.
> Does your boat yard require your trailer to have a current license and
> registration?  If not, who cares if it’s “legal”?
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> Roger Pihlaja
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> Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com>
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> For goodness sake....if all you are going to do is move your boat around
> the yard, why bother with trailer brakes. I have towed Rhodes' on
> brake-less trailers all over the country with no problems and unless
> they're new, most of the trailers with brakes have problems. Admittedly, I
> do have a vehicle that weighs more than the boat and trailer so I don't
> worry about being able to stop.
>
> Is there some rule in CT that requires all trailers to have brakes?
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> Richard Beytagh
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> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 8:58 AM David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all.  Has anyone undertaken the project to replace the original (now
> > rusted and frozen) drum brakes on a Triad single-axle trailer with a disc
> > brake upgrade?  It’s not a cheap project but is purported to give an
> > otherwise good trailer a new lease on life.  I don’t travel far with the
> > boat - some years about 300 yards from the boat yard to the launch ramp
> and
> > back spring and fall….the lack of use is the main problem.
> >
> > I don’t think I can remove the old brakes and have a legal trailer.  Or
> so
> > I’m told.
> >
> > Has anyone priced this out?
> >
> > Thanks for any assistance.
> >
> > Happy summer to all.
> >
> > Dave B
> > s/v Sea Cloud
> > Old Greenwich, CT
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