Another question - how do you know how much the trailer/boat weighs?
It's a 17' Lund Mr. Pike with a 115hp motor, plus the 2001 Trailmaster
trailer. There's capacity label on the trailer, and I'm assuming the
boat/motor falls within that rating, since it was sold as a package
when it was new, to the guy we bought it from. Just wondering, for the
truck we're using ('99 Silverado 1500), what the total tow weight is,
etc.

"Don White" wrote in message
...

yada yada...


Forgot to mention...we weighed the boat and trailer at a gov't highway weigh
station and boat/trailer combo hit the scales at 1060 kg...
about 2337 pounds.
Outboard, gas can & anchor were in the pickup bed & not included in this
weight. (nor was any non-boating stuff like luggage)

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:38:40 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

M. Baker wrote:


When I had a boat and trailer, the tires were 20 yrs old. I kept the
tires covered so they would not have UV degradation, and they were the
original tires when I sold the boat. I would guess the tires were under
inflated, and that will cause the tires to get hot.

That is the key! They will dry rot before they wear out. Keep them
away from ozone (electric motors), grease/oil, and UV and they should
last a long time.

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:00:05 -0700, "M. Baker"
wrote:

OK - for future reference with these new tires....do you check the
pressure with the trailer loaded, or unloaded? I'm assuming loaded.

I wouldn't think it would matter. The big thing is that trailer tires
have a significantly higher air pressure than a car tire. While a car
tire may be 30 to 35 PSI, most trailer tires are more like 55 to 65
PSI. There are a number of trailering guides on the web, but I just
found this one real quick. It gives lots of tips for trailering your
boat. BTW replying to another part of this thread your truck
(Silverado 1500 I believe) should be plenty of truck for a 17' trailer
boat. Without looking up anything I would guess that the boat is about
1,800 to 2,200 pounds (with motor and gas) and the trailer is another
1,000 pounds. I would guess that a Silverado 1500 (which sure sounds
like a 3/4 ton, full sized truck) would have a tow capacity of at
least 6,000 pounds.

These are all assumptions (yeah I know what assume spells) so check
your truck manual and consider weighing the boat at an interstate
highway weigh station (I have seen that recommendation on the web - I
do not know of anyone who has actually done this and wonder if people
actually do this.)

Dave Hall
http://www.geocities.com/palmbeachbo...intenance.html
On Aug 23, 9:45 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:05:37 -0700, "M. Baker"

wrote:
We just bought a 2001 Lund Mr. Pike a couple weeks ago. We went on
vacation last week, and of course had to take the boat with us. About
40 miles from home, the driver's side trailer tire blew out while on
the freeway going almost 70mph. Then, about 100 miles later, the OTHER
trailer tire blew out - this time we were only going 60mph, as we were
paranoid after the first blow-out.

Air pressure.

The tires overheated.

Good idea - wonder if there's a weigh station in our vicinity
anywhere?
The truck is a 1/2 ton, not 3/4. But still...it's not like 17' is a
HUGE boat or anything. I would think it's alright for the truck, but
would like to know how much the boat/motor and boat/motor/trailer
weighs anyway, just to be 100% sure.

I think the Capacity weight on the trailer stamp said 3500 or 3700
lbs.


On Aug 23, 12:10 pm, Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:00:05 -0700, "M. Baker"

wrote:
OK - for future reference with these new tires....do you check the
pressure with the trailer loaded, or unloaded? I'm assuming loaded.

I wouldn't think it would matter. The big thing is that trailer tires
have a significantly higher air pressure than a car tire. While a car
tire may be 30 to 35 PSI, most trailer tires are more like 55 to 65
PSI. There are a number of trailering guides on the web, but I just
found this one real quick. It gives lots of tips for trailering your
boat. BTW replying to another part of this thread your truck
(Silverado 1500 I believe) should be plenty of truck for a 17' trailer
boat. Without looking up anything I would guess that the boat is about
1,800 to 2,200 pounds (with motor and gas) and the trailer is another
1,000 pounds. I would guess that a Silverado 1500 (which sure sounds
like a 3/4 ton, full sized truck) would have a tow capacity of at
least 6,000 pounds.

These are all assumptions (yeah I know what assume spells) so check
your truck manual and consider weighing the boat at an interstate
highway weigh station (I have seen that recommendation on the web - I
do not know of anyone who has actually done this and wonder if people
actually do this.)

Dave Hallhttp://www.geocities.com/palmbeachboating/trailer_maintenance.html



On Aug 23, 9:45 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:05:37 -0700, "M. Baker"

wrote:
We just bought a 2001 Lund Mr. Pike a couple weeks ago. We went on
vacation last week, and of course had to take the boat with us. About
40 miles from home, the driver's side trailer tire blew out while on
the freeway going almost 70mph. Then, about 100 miles later, the OTHER
trailer tire blew out - this time we were only going 60mph, as we were
paranoid after the first blow-out.

Air pressure.

The tires overheated.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:25:51 -0700, M. Baker wrote:

Good idea - wonder if there's a weigh station in our vicinity anywhere?

Got any sand & gravel pits around? The town dump?

Yeah - I can check there. Thanks.

On Aug 23, 1:30 pm, thunder wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:25:51 -0700, M. Baker wrote:
Good idea - wonder if there's a weigh station in our vicinity anywhere?

Got any sand & gravel pits around? The town dump?

"M. Baker" wrote in message
oups.com...

Don't know about the tire pressure - maybe that was the problem, since
BOTH of them blew out hours apart.


You just said something important. You **MUST** make a point of knowing
about the tire pressure.

Yeah, I know. It was so hard this time, being as we JUST got the boat
a week before, and had all the legal stuff to take care of
quickly(registration, insurance, etc.), getting the wiring squared
away to connect for the trailer lights, and figuring out what all to
take, etc. My husband tried checking the pressure with the gauge he
has in his truck, but it only went up to 40, and it went well past
that. I think he said the 14" tires were rated for 50psi.



On Aug 23, 1:53 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"M. Baker" wrote in message

oups.com...

Don't know about the tire pressure - maybe that was the problem, since
BOTH of them blew out hours apart.

You just said something important. You **MUST** make a point of knowing
about the tire pressure.

Well, on future trips, you should check it daily.


"M. Baker" wrote in message
ups.com...
Yeah, I know. It was so hard this time, being as we JUST got the boat
a week before, and had all the legal stuff to take care of
quickly(registration, insurance, etc.), getting the wiring squared
away to connect for the trailer lights, and figuring out what all to
take, etc. My husband tried checking the pressure with the gauge he
has in his truck, but it only went up to 40, and it went well past
that. I think he said the 14" tires were rated for 50psi.



On Aug 23, 1:53 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"M. Baker" wrote in message

oups.com...

Don't know about the tire pressure - maybe that was the problem, since
BOTH of them blew out hours apart.

You just said something important. You **MUST** make a point of knowing
about the tire pressure.