Boating Discussion Thread, Changing Leaf Springs Tutorial in Boats; That's on my list of to-do's. Where did you buy your springs and hardware?...  | | 
Jan-09-2006, 05:08 PM
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Name: Dave Dwiers Age: 62 Vessel: 20 Skipjack, BACKLASH Location: Hesperia, CA Job:Experimental Machinist
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That's on my list of to-do's. Where did you buy your springs and hardware?
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Jan-09-2006, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Backlash That's on my list of to-do's. Where did you buy your springs and hardware? | there's a place in el cajon called Aros trailers that i got all the stuff from. there's also SD Trailer in the college area.
jeff- i'm gonna give that rust destroyer a try! thanks for the tip.
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Jan-09-2006, 11:36 PM
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Name: Freddy Age: 37 Vessel: 23, Trophy, SmellLikePuddy Location: San Diego Job:Remodeling / Roofing Contractor
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| Re: Check out my Leaf Springs
wow, awesome job this should be a sticky note! I hate rust, wish I had a pond I could back my boat in everytime I come home from salt.
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Jan-10-2006, 09:08 AM
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Name: Forrest Phillips Age: 52 Vessel: 17 foot Mako Location: Murrieta, California Job:Fire Fighter
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| Re: Check out my Leaf Springs
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Originally Posted by vlionetti If you buy a shit load of baring grease and coat the shit out of springs, hub and all the parts with a paint brush it will repel the salt water. I just did the same job on my fathers boat and it worked bitchen. | A classic car restoration show on TV showed the guy installing new leaf springs on a corvette. When he was done he coated the springs with grease and then wrapped them with duct tape. He then recommended driving around with the springs wrapped for a few miles saying the flexing of the springs will cause the grease to enter between the leafs. I have also heard that a 50/50 mix of motor oil and kerosene will penetrate between the leafs and repell moisture, preventing rust.
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Jan-10-2006, 11:52 AM
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Name: Jeffrrey Vessel: 10,19.& 31 foot Location: My Castle Job:Watchin U Bio: I Love the Water
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The less crap we dunk into the bay would be appreciated . Great for a street car but not for dunking in the bay . Id hate to see the suface film when you back that trailer in the water! Sorry for sounding like a jerk cause im not!
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Jan-10-2006, 06:08 PM
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Name: Harry S. Stamper Vessel: Broken Location: Outside the Orange Curtain... Job:Asteroid Killer
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CorrosionX makes the blue stuff for trailers and the like. Part of their advertisment talks about the difference it made on a trailer. It's an ADVERTISEMENT! It must be true.
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Jan-10-2006, 07:09 PM
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Name: Jeffrrey Vessel: 10,19.& 31 foot Location: My Castle Job:Watchin U Bio: I Love the Water
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Amazing the trailer is galvanized but all the hard ware is common steel maybe zinc coated which lasts for 1 year and rusts like a big dawg .You gotta be kidding me .Is it just me or would it not make sense to use stainless u brackets and bolts or dip the trailer when the u bolts are already on ?
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Jan-11-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Amazing the trailer is galvanized but all the hard ware is common steel maybe zinc coated which lasts for 1 year and rusts like a big dawg .You gotta be kidding me .Is it just me or would it not make sense to use stainless u brackets and bolts or dip the trailer when the u bolts are already on ? |
yeah, i dont really understand that shit either. they make one part galvanized and then all the fasteners are rust magnets that last one year. i dont get it 
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Apr-16-2007, 04:19 PM
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ok. For those of you that axed me about this the trailer maintenance thread.....
BUMP 
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Apr-16-2007, 04:46 PM
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Name: Rene` Vessel: Cabo 216, "Goju Shiho Sho" Location: Torrance, Ca. Job:Jack off- all Trades Bio: Super Sexy old Man
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since your doing all that , why didn't you convert it over to disc brake ?
so much better stopping power and alot easier to keep clean.
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Apr-19-2007, 08:31 PM
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Name: Jorge Age: 38 Vessel: Wellcraft Location: Somewhere on Earth Job:Keep me employed, have a Coke and a Smile
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| Re: Check out my Leaf Springs
I replaced my bunks a few months ago, it was way easier than I thought it would be, I got everything done at home and threw the new bunks in the boat. When I showed up at the ramp I went ahead and launched my boat, parked my truck, knocked the old bunks off and installed the new ones, whole thing took about 10 minutes.
The only mistake I made was that I didn't take a broom and dust pan to clean up my mess, I took more time picking up pieces of carpet, wood and rusted bolts than it did installing the new bunks.
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Apr-20-2007, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by tuna taxi  I replaced my bunks a few months ago, it was way easier than I thought it would be, I got everything done at home and threw the new bunks in the boat. When I showed up at the ramp I went ahead and launched my boat, parked my truck, knocked the old bunks off and installed the new ones, whole thing took about 10 minutes.
The only mistake I made was that I didn't take a broom and dust pan to clean up my mess, I took more time picking up pieces of carpet, wood and rusted bolts than it did installing the new bunks. | Hey Jorge-
Did you just replace the bunks, or bunks and risers? I have a lot more replacement crap I need to get than I first thought and want to get an idea on how much bunks, risers, hangers and everything else will cost me...
by the time I'm done updating everything, the only thing left to replace will be the boat 
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