b"TRAILERSIf you are looking to replace your boat trailer or need one for a new boat, PowerBoat magazine offers their A spare tyre for your trailer is experienced tips on what to look for. recommended, especially for fishos who use their boat every week.Y our trailer boat$7000, and if you need to reshoe yourin new waters. A good trailer adds value comprises three7m hardtop, you can expect to payto a boat, creating a complete package. major components.anything from $15,000. Choosing the right trailer isn't rocket The boat, the engine,There are several options. Firstly, ifscience, but there are important criteria and the trailer. Of allyou are doing a total replacement fromto factor into the decision.three, the one mostthe tow ball coupling to the tail lights, neglected and willthe trailer supplier will need your boatSIZE MATTERSneed to be replaceddimensions, and they can sort out aTrailers are classified by length and sometime is the trailer. Boat trailerssuitable trailer. weight. The length is easy to figure out. used constantly in salt water and withYou may think all your running gearUse a tape measure or contact the boat little care or maintenance may have ais okay, but the steel galvanised framemanufacturer. The weight includes more shelf life of not much more than tenis past its used-by date. Yes, it isthan just the boatremember to add years. That's not to say that if you lookmuch cheaper to bolt all your existingin the engine, weight of fuel, water, and after your trailer, it will not last twicecomponentry onto a new frame, butgear. The gross vehicle weight rating that, especially if you use your boat inbe warned that old axle, suspension,(GVWR) is the maximum weight the fresh water only. coupling and rollers may not be astrailer is rated to carry. For safety, add Replacing a trailer is also aboutgood as you think and also be due15% extra weight.ensuring that the trailer you arefor replacement. Tongue weight refers to how heavy the replacing the old one with is suitableIf you are looking at a new frame, gofront of the trailer is. It should always be for your boat. There are many differentall the way and replace the lot. A trailerbetween 5% and10% of the total boat brands available from local and importedcan significantly enhance the boatingand trailer package. If it is lighter than manufacturers, so it pays to check whatexperience because it eliminates havingthat, the trailer could sway back and you are buying. A quality new NZ trailerto rent a dry stack berth and allows theforth as it's rolling down the road, which for a 5.5m boat will set you back aroundowner to travel long distances to boatcan be dangerous.60FISHING IN GODZONE MAR/APR 2023"