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NAME 5 NEED TO KNOW PEARLS OF WISDOM- beginner help
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<blockquote data-quote="PSG-1" data-source="post: 330090" data-attributes="member: 6937"><p>Well, as I said in my other post, I like lights up on guides. And not just for visibility of the trailer when backing down the ramp with no boat, but also, it keeps the lights up out of the water. They advertise all kinds of trailer lights as waterproof. B.S. There is no such thing. I have yet to see a set of trailer lights that were immersed, and did not eventually fail. But then again, I'm around saltwater. Maybe it's different in freshwater, but I would think water immersion of any kind can't be good for lights.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you can access the bottom side, I would use a backer plate made from plywood, or even better, some 1/8 aluminum plate, and thru-bolt it. Simply bolting through the flanges without a backer plate, is insufficient, as it does not spread the force out over a large area, which can cause the area around the flanges to buckle, or the fasteners may rip out, especially if you only use screws.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSG-1, post: 330090, member: 6937"] Well, as I said in my other post, I like lights up on guides. And not just for visibility of the trailer when backing down the ramp with no boat, but also, it keeps the lights up out of the water. They advertise all kinds of trailer lights as waterproof. B.S. There is no such thing. I have yet to see a set of trailer lights that were immersed, and did not eventually fail. But then again, I'm around saltwater. Maybe it's different in freshwater, but I would think water immersion of any kind can't be good for lights. If you can access the bottom side, I would use a backer plate made from plywood, or even better, some 1/8 aluminum plate, and thru-bolt it. Simply bolting through the flanges without a backer plate, is insufficient, as it does not spread the force out over a large area, which can cause the area around the flanges to buckle, or the fasteners may rip out, especially if you only use screws. [/QUOTE]
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