If your current aluminum trailer is 6" "I" beam or more and in great shape it should be good for simply upgrading the axles if you are mechanically inclined to the work. With the axles and springs done you can roll without having broken trailer parts stories and blown out tires all the time. I would over kill at 8 lug. The towing stability would be great and very capable of handling all the traffic issues and situations that you might encounter.

If you don't have a 6" I-beam then I would start over by selling this one and moving up. If you move up you might consider a "drive guard" on the trailer for the same traffic reasons. If the idiot can't cut you off for the exit he might run into the drives on the back of the boat and your fun is over for a while till your fixed up again.


BTW welcome to the Formula family. I'm confident you will love a smooth ride on the water with that 272.

A little more truck would not hurt either but I forget about the truck when I'm on the water.

I just upgraded the axles. I put two 5000lb. aaxles under it. Wish I could post pics because it looks pretty sweet!

Better off trying to work with the dealer to switch it out if they will, or just move on. Second off you have to look at what you have to gain by brining leagal terms into the mix. I have a 91 when I say this, but you have a 89, the money thats involved isnt worth doing anything legal, you could go to small claims, but thats good up to 5 grand.

second off you bought used most states and law will dictate a buyer beware or as is status. lastly you would have to prove the dealer willingly neglected his duties and sold you the trailer.

My boat weighs 7 grand dry and I have a tandem 8 lug axles they are rated for over 10 grand. You could go triple, but I think its over kill.

Figured I would give you guys an update even though it was last fall. The dealer sold me a trailer with no title. I finally got the State Police involved and all they could do was issue him a citation which was $150..so no wonder he gave me the runaround. The ticket was less than filing for a new title but I called Fastload trailers and they sent me a new title/registration and they were great people to work with. I have heard horror stories from others but I will tell you my satisfaction was top priority and they helped tremendously. My trailer is now legal and I upgraded the axles to 6x135, and now I have 10000lb. axles and that's plenty..especially if I lighten the load with a couple LS engines. Still researching that though. Sorry for not posting sooner, but the boat was on the back burner for a while with a one year old haha. Thanks again for the replies fellas. Im going to try and get on the site more.