Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Replacement Trailer for 2005 Montauk 170

Posted by Ryan170Montauk on 03/16/21 - 11:19 AM
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Phil T,

Thanks for the response . I previously replaced the axels, rollers, and jack. but the galvanized steel tube frame itself is heavily rusted. Unfortunately I didn't look at the underside of the trailer when I purchased the boat and didn't realize how corroded it was down there until much later. When I first noticed it there were some rust spots and a few holes that I could poke a nail through, so I attached some stainless steel flat bar on either side of the tube as a precaution. Now the bottom of the tube is completely rusted away in some spots and even with the stainless steel bars I don't trust it. I agree that a 2005 trailer shouldn't be this far gone, but who knows if this is even the original trailer or what the one previous owners did to it.

- Ryan