Preventative maintence - worth the time
Dave, Your comment about preventative maintenence is well taken. When I was in my first few years sailing and trailering, I did not know and was not told about the importance of preventative maintenence on my trailer. I took my h23 up to our clubs end of the season cruise on Odell Lake. As I was pulling the boat out of the water at the end of the weekend, some noticed that my trailer wheel was wobbling. I immediatly put the boat back into the water, and off the trailer. I then pulled the trailer by itself to examine the wheel, I got it clear of the water about 15ft when the wheel fell off. The lack of maintenence had caught up to me. I put on beariing buddys and shoot a little grease in each time the trailer goes into the water. and check the bearings annually. Thus far, I've avoided further problems. That lesson was scary, but not as expensive as it could have been - the trip home is down from Odell Lake at the 5000ft level to Eugene at the 400 ft level, including fairly steep downhill grades. I do not forget trailer maintence any more. Jim Kolstoe, h23 Kara's Boo
