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Posted by member Andy Mcmullan on Saturday 27 October 2007

I will hopefully soon be buying a Pilot with a braked trailer. I have an unbraked trailer for my current Hardy Fishing 17. I am very particular about the wheel bearings. I strip them down and regrease after every launch and recovery. I also keep a new set of hubs and bearings that I put on for long journeys and swap with the older hubs an bearings when I reach my destination. It doesn't take much time to do this and I feel the bother is worth it. When I get my Pilot I will be faced with brakes on maybe 4 wheels. I am aware of the devastaing effects of salt water and am wondering what is going to be a realistic maintenance regime. Does it take long to strip out the brakes and cables? If I recover the boat from its salt water mooring and take it for a weeks holiday should I be looking to strip the brakes after I get to my destination and re-launch? Will a good hosing down of the hubs internally then a regrease of the bearings suffice? Are the configuration of the wheel bearings essentially the same as my un-braked trailer? Are the pressure based bearing savers worth while? Any pointers on maintaining braked trailers would be most welcome. Thanks very much Andy

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