Is there a life expectancy for leaf springs? My 17 ft bassboat and equip probably weigh in at around 2000lbs max.. The Spartan trailer it sets on is just the 3500lb single axle with 13in wheels and tires. The rig is 1978 going on 35 yrs now. It really does not have a ton of road use miles as...
This year I redone my trailer from bottom up and changed it from a roller/bunk combo to just a bunk style. Reason being is my bass boat is one of the old style tri-hull and attempting to keep the boat straight while loading on center rollers was always a pain in da. So I converted it to a drive...
Recently new member however I've lurked for quite awhile getting great tips from this forum as I decided it was time to re-do my old BassKit. I bought and built this bass boat kit in 1978. Used it many times over 5-7 years and then it sat in storage for many, many years. Rodents made it their...
First, I'm new to the forum and have done a search concerning water pumps and have learned some helpful stuff. I bought my 85hp new in 1978 and I doubt today I have even 100hrs on the motor. For all practical purposes this engine appears new. However it has set, off and on, for several years...
