Changed out both hubs, tires and rims yesterday. The hubs were in bad shape, seals were bad. I don't think the previous owner maintained them. I threw grease into them when I got it but water was in them and the grease shot out the back. Thankfully no scoring on the spindles. Supposedly, Loadrite trailer hubs are not standard in regards to width from outer to inner bearing/race front to back - anybody else ever hear of that? Load of BS? I ended up buying Made in the USA brand hubs, paid more but feel better. The original tires were bias type, had some cracking/dry rot in the side and tread loss so decided to replace them with radials - American made brand also! Even though they were the same tire size, etc., it seems like the radials are a bit taller? Installed bearing buddies while I was at it. Going to wait on replacing the springs until this winter or next spring - will be a PITA I'm sure and I don't have enough jack stands to support the whole trailer/boat while removing the axle at this time.
Today I am going to change out the bad 11' bunk on the port side which I believe is causing the boat not to load/sit correctly on the trailer. It is bowed and bounces like a rubber band which has caused the hull to deflect into it. So when placing the boat back on the trailer the bulged hull sets back down into that weak bunk, off center. This in turn causes the boat to tilt down slightly to the port and positions the hull almost right up against the wheel fender. No matter how many times I try to reposition the boat when loading it at the ramp it always ends up in the same position. The outer port side bunk then straddles the hull's molded-in step or line (don't know what the correct term is) which contributes to the problem. Hopefully changing out the weak bunk will correct this. At a loss if it doesn't since the trailer supports are aligned per the layout.
