generator12
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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- Jul 9, 2010
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I've got an '86 Four Winns on what appears to be the original EZ Roller trailer. The previous owner painted the whole thing white, and the paint is holding up well with some very minor rust stain showing through the paint at a couple of points. Nothing to worry about there. The side rails, cross-members, and roller supports appear to be solid.
With one exception:
The cross-member that secures the single rail at the front of the trailer to the side rails is pretty well rusted on the bottom, as are the bottoms of the side rails at the point where the cross-member clamps to them. This is only at the bottom as the sides and top appear solid. And the rust appears to be confined to the points where they join.
My thoughts and questions include the following:
1. The rear and main body of the unit, which stand to get wet when launching, show no such signs. The boat has not seen salt water.
2. Is there a reasonable method for checking the metal condition throughout the trailer? (Drilling holes at numerous points is an option I'd hope to avoid.)
3. I could weld new plate over the bottoms of the rails overlapping onto solid metal, but I'm not sure whether this is the best - or only - approach. Suggestions?
4. Is this sort of thing common to older trailers? (My old '77 Sno-co had no such condition.)
If anyone has dealt with anything similar to this, I'd love to hear about your experience.
Thanks guys.
With one exception:
The cross-member that secures the single rail at the front of the trailer to the side rails is pretty well rusted on the bottom, as are the bottoms of the side rails at the point where the cross-member clamps to them. This is only at the bottom as the sides and top appear solid. And the rust appears to be confined to the points where they join.
My thoughts and questions include the following:
1. The rear and main body of the unit, which stand to get wet when launching, show no such signs. The boat has not seen salt water.
2. Is there a reasonable method for checking the metal condition throughout the trailer? (Drilling holes at numerous points is an option I'd hope to avoid.)
3. I could weld new plate over the bottoms of the rails overlapping onto solid metal, but I'm not sure whether this is the best - or only - approach. Suggestions?
4. Is this sort of thing common to older trailers? (My old '77 Sno-co had no such condition.)
If anyone has dealt with anything similar to this, I'd love to hear about your experience.
Thanks guys.
