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Swimmer · 11-04-2005, 07:04 PM

is true. Thier are different ways that certain non-compliance issues may cause grief if someone was to be involved in some sort of collision while towing a boat on a trailer. None of them have to do with fees paid for registration even if the fee paid was well under what the G.V.W.R. was. If someone were to put a boat on a trailer that weighed well over what the trailer gross vehicle weight limit was could cause problems, and a crash occurred as a result of the over the limit load. If some towed a trailer with a load on it by a vehicle that was not large enough to tow the boat and trailer could certainly cause legal issues, because the trailer controls where the towing vehicle goes and not the reverse, and I have seen this. If the trailer frame had cracks in it and was used and came apart while towing, which I have seen happen.
I'll tell you all something that is very ambiguous, and that is, brakes are not required on boat trailers, whether they are commercial haulers, or just like you and I taking the boat to the ramp once a week. But if the trailer was born with brakes then they have to work. If they had no brakes when it left the factory then it does not have to be retrofitted with brakes when you buy it unlike trailers that are used for other purposes like landscaping or other like work as long as the trailer has a G.V.W.R. of 3,000 pounds or more. Also, surge brakes are not legal in most states including Massachusetts, because they do not brake in every direction, and most of the surge brake fitted trailers do not have a break-away activation devices. Some boat trailers used to be fitted with electric brakes, which is assinine given the fact that one dip in salt water probably makes them defective. U Haul trailers are outfitted with break-aways on the rental units, but because most of the time they are being used by some poor bastard who had to move no one bothers the person. I should also say that 999 cops out of a 1000 do not have a clue about some of this stuff. So there are issues to be concerned with, and if anyone has any questions they need answered PM me believe I can answer them. And keeping that in mind I may not tell you what you want to know and I am not the reason why laws are in place but I'm glad to help.

11-04-2005, 07:04 PM	#11
Swimmer Retired Surfer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sunset Grill Posts: 9,511	What Elmo said is true. Thier are different ways that certain non-compliance issues may cause grief if someone was to be involved in some sort of collision while towing a boat on a trailer. None of them have to do with fees paid for registration even if the fee paid was well under what the G.V.W.R. was. If someone were to put a boat on a trailer that weighed well over what the trailer gross vehicle weight limit was could cause problems, and a crash occurred as a result of the over the limit load. If some towed a trailer with a load on it by a vehicle that was not large enough to tow the boat and trailer could certainly cause legal issues, because the trailer controls where the towing vehicle goes and not the reverse, and I have seen this. If the trailer frame had cracks in it and was used and came apart while towing, which I have seen happen. I'll tell you all something that is very ambiguous, and that is, brakes are not required on boat trailers, whether they are commercial haulers, or just like you and I taking the boat to the ramp once a week. But if the trailer was born with brakes then they have to work. If they had no brakes when it left the factory then it does not have to be retrofitted with brakes when you buy it unlike trailers that are used for other purposes like landscaping or other like work as long as the trailer has a G.V.W.R. of 3,000 pounds or more. Also, surge brakes are not legal in most states including Massachusetts, because they do not brake in every direction, and most of the surge brake fitted trailers do not have a break-away activation devices. Some boat trailers used to be fitted with electric brakes, which is assinine given the fact that one dip in salt water probably makes them defective. U Haul trailers are outfitted with break-aways on the rental units, but because most of the time they are being used by some poor bastard who had to move no one bothers the person. I should also say that 999 cops out of a 1000 do not have a clue about some of this stuff. So there are issues to be concerned with, and if anyone has any questions they need answered PM me believe I can answer them. And keeping that in mind I may not tell you what you want to know and I am not the reason why laws are in place but I'm glad to help.
	Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman