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    Bennett SLT-10 Self-Leveling Trim Tabs - Vertical Mounting

    I was able to get out on the water this past weekend and I was pretty happy with the performance of the trim tabs. I won't go so far as to stay it was night and day, but the performance improvement was certainly noticeable. For my application the most useful performance improvement was the...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    That makes a lot more sense… 50 ft lbs initial, then 10 ft lbs second pass
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    This seems to roughly follow JLH's approach. 200 ft lb seems like a tremendous amount of torque to set the bearings initially. I guess my general sort of thought on this... get it really tight at first, back off full turn, then get it kind of tight, back off 1/4 turn and pin it, then check for...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    So what is the right amount of torque, if any at all, for a standard conical trailer bearing? When I pulled mine a few days ago the castle nut was pinned on the first groove where the nut was moveable by hand (ie. slightly sloppy) Should you hand tighten and then advance one notch on the castle...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    What do y'all think about bearing buddies? Good idea or waste of money?
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    Thanks all for the pointers so far. What do y'all think of the necessity of an anti-sway bar for my load/setup? I haven't experienced any problems so far with swaying, but I also haven't trailered with high winds yet. This boat certainly won't catch as much wind as a camper trailer for example...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    So if you all notice a hub is excessively hot, assuming you're stopped in a safe location and still have a long way to go, do you change the bearings out right then and there?
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    I’ll be getting a second spare. My tires are rated to 75mph. I decided to go ahead and replace the bearings proactively, and I’ll have 2 spare sets of parts plus all tools. What brand of bearings do y’all like? Timken?
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    In June I'll be towing my 2000# 175 runabout from Texas to Michigan and back. My trailer is a single axle without trailer brakes. I've greased the axle bearings and lubricated the leaf spring bushings. The tires are radials and new, including one spare, inflated to the max psi of 50. The tow rig...
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    Bennett SLT-10 Self-Leveling Trim Tabs - Vertical Mounting

    I got the Bolt trim tabs installed this weekend. It all went pretty smooth overall. The most time-consuming part was cleaning up all the excess 5200 that squeezed out upon tightening the fasteners. I used a generous amount of 5200 to help deter leaks in the 24 holes that were drilled. On the...
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    Bilge Pump Upgrade

    That’s a good point about rain. Normally my boat is trailered and garage kept, so rain would only be an occasional concern for me if the boat is docked for an extended time during a trip. The original pump does not have a float switch. I thought about adding one to it, but opted instead for...
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    Bilge Pump Upgrade

    I expect the bilge to normally be bone dry. If not, then there's a leak somewhere that needs to be fixed (I'm not the type to ignore a known problem). If there is a leak, it doesn't bother me too much for there to temporarily be an inch of water left. I did also leave the original pump installed...
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    Bilge Pump Upgrade

    Normally i would have no water! My boat is about 10 years old but new to me, only had it out a few times so far. I had a close call with a leaking throttle cable bellows that only leaked when trimmed up... came back to the dock a few hours later and water was almost up to the engine. Really got...
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    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    It was about 70 out, so sort of in line with your comments.
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    Bilge Pump Upgrade

    Thought i would share how i upgraded my bilge pump setup. The boat came factory with a single manual only pump that was wired after the main power switch. I decided to upgrade the setup by adding 2 Sahara 750’s wired directly to each battery. These units have an auto float valve switch. I wired...
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