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Bought 1st boat monday- second guessing decision
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<blockquote data-quote="fishingmich" data-source="post: 278078" data-attributes="member: 5236"><p>Dude! Trust me, you're not alone. Bought a used 14' jon boat and trailer from y buddy's dad and used it quite a bit. Me ad another buddy drove 4 hours to fish in a bass tourney. When we were backing it into the water, I heard one of the hubs start squeaking. Did'nt have time to mess with it so I had to let it go. When we pulled the boat out we did'nt hear it anymore. Long story short, we got 15 min from home and the bearings disintegrated.! Fast forward to 2010, took my 9 year old son to the Upper Penninsula for a few days of fishing. The night before we left to come home, I noticed one of the wheels was wobling. Got up the next morning headed out and got on the road. About 20 minutes down the road, the hub got so hot, it expanded and the bearing buddy just fell out! I was about 30 miles from the nearest town to get it fixed and still almost 400 miles from home. Found a heavy truck shop that was wiling to work on it and they saved me BIG TIME! 2 complete hub assemblies, $35 each and $25 in labor! Those guys were definitely life savers. Trust me, it will get better. Now that I have a boat, I can't imagine not ever having one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fishingmich, post: 278078, member: 5236"] Dude! Trust me, you're not alone. Bought a used 14' jon boat and trailer from y buddy's dad and used it quite a bit. Me ad another buddy drove 4 hours to fish in a bass tourney. When we were backing it into the water, I heard one of the hubs start squeaking. Did'nt have time to mess with it so I had to let it go. When we pulled the boat out we did'nt hear it anymore. Long story short, we got 15 min from home and the bearings disintegrated.! Fast forward to 2010, took my 9 year old son to the Upper Penninsula for a few days of fishing. The night before we left to come home, I noticed one of the wheels was wobling. Got up the next morning headed out and got on the road. About 20 minutes down the road, the hub got so hot, it expanded and the bearing buddy just fell out! I was about 30 miles from the nearest town to get it fixed and still almost 400 miles from home. Found a heavy truck shop that was wiling to work on it and they saved me BIG TIME! 2 complete hub assemblies, $35 each and $25 in labor! Those guys were definitely life savers. Trust me, it will get better. Now that I have a boat, I can't imagine not ever having one! [/QUOTE]
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