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Some trailer, boat maintenance tips to help prevent trouble down the road
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Boat and trailer owners should keep close check on trailer tires for signs of trouble like uneven wear, breaks in the belt and dry rot. Dry rot will appear as cracks along the sidewall or between the treads. Dry rotted tires should never be trusted. (Photo by Matt Williams)
Outdoors Writer
Less face it. Pulling maintenance on a boat or trailer is never any fun.
It’s dirty work that comes with the territory of ownership. It can sometimes get expensive when maintenance checks point to something in need of repair.
Trust me. It’s always better to discover things like a faulty trailer tire, leaky seal or weak water pump sooner than it is later. Stuff that breaks…