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Old 12-29-2017 | 04:07 PM
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and steel cars and trucks pull those trailers.
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Old 12-29-2017 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Interceptor
and steel cars and trucks pull those trailers.
Have you looked at our cars in the north lately. Not good. We have to store cars that we want to last.
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Old 12-29-2017 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
Don't trim the drive up any further than you have to.
Didn't have to worry about that, I pulled the lower unit off in the fall. Boat was suprisingly clean but trailer was filthy when I got there, hit it with Fluid Film before and quarter carwash near the shop. Boat and trailer will get another wash/detail when it gets back next weekend.

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Old 12-29-2017 | 07:35 PM
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After reading this thread I got scared and ran out to check my 15 year old aluminum trailer that has dunked in salt water. I was very surprised it was still in one piece. I'm going to go in the back yard and check on it daily now just to make sure it doesn't crumble under the boat.
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Old 12-30-2017 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
Have you looked at our cars in the north lately. Not good. We have to store cars that we want to last.
I live north of you in the same state.
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Old 12-30-2017 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Interceptor
and steel cars and trucks pull those trailers.
12yrs old they start rotting out. Bad.
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Old 12-30-2017 | 02:00 PM
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12yrs old they start rotting out. Bad.
Yep. My three Mustangs go into storage every winter along with the boat.
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Old 12-30-2017 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
Yep. My three Mustangs go into storage every winter along with the boat.
Same here. My boat and '67 Chevy are cellmates from November to March.

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Old 12-30-2017 | 10:41 PM
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I have made it across Kansas, through part of Colorado, and now in the mountains in Wyoming. Trailer is still mostly black, except for the snow on it. Hopefully when I get up in the morning the trailer has not rusted away.
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Old 12-31-2017 | 05:53 AM
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I have made it across Kansas, through part of Colorado, and now in the mountains in Wyoming. Trailer is still mostly black, except for the snow on it. Hopefully when I get up in the morning the trailer has not rusted away.
The way it is tilted makes me think that one side of the trailer is already gone!
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