Hot Tires?
Ok now I think this is odd. I was taking my boat up and over the mountain to get some maintenance done. I don't trailer this boat but 0.5 mi to the launch ramp twice a year and the mechanic. So I am 1...
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mkirsch wrote:SweetLou wrote:
not overloaded because it is designed for that boat.
Ok, then magic, I guess.
Seriously, you can't say that because we've already had one person in this thread prove that it is not necessarily the case. 2900+lb boat on a 2500lb axle. Overloaded.
Boats and trailers are matched by the boat dealer, not the factory. They are just like RV dealers, not knowing a %$#@ thing about trailer ratings, weights, or towing. They just put the boat on whatever trailer is cheapest, and fits the boat. If everyone is lucky the boat isn't heavier than the trailer is rated to carry.
Then you throw in the owner. Owners tend to know even less about weights and towing, and if they buy the boat out of the water, they have to find a trailer to haul it and they'll just buy the first boat trailer they come across.
I never bought that boat at a dealer. It was thrown in on a house deal, so why would I think that a boat the previous owner purchased from a dealer wouldn't be matched for weight. You assume that all dealers are idiots and mismatch what they sell you. Not really so and you know it so don't mislead here. I will do the prudent thing here and get it weighed only so I can make sure the new tires are matched correctly. Also good to point out that if the trailer set up was not correct for the boat, then the bearings would be hot as well by carrying to heavy of a load and they run cool.
