For goodness sake....if all you are going to do is move your boat around
the yard, why bother with trailer brakes. I have towed Rhodes' on
brake-less trailers all over the country with no problems and unless
they're new, most of the trailers with brakes have problems. Admittedly, I
do have a vehicle that weighs more than the boat and trailer so I don't
worry about being able to stop.

Is there some rule in CT that requires all trailers to have brakes?


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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 8:58 AM David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.  Has anyone undertaken the project to replace the original (now
> rusted and frozen) drum brakes on a Triad single-axle trailer with a disc
> brake upgrade?  It’s not a cheap project but is purported to give an
> otherwise good trailer a new lease on life.  I don’t travel far with the
> boat - some years about 300 yards from the boat yard to the launch ramp and
> back spring and fall….the lack of use is the main problem.
>
> I don’t think I can remove the old brakes and have a legal trailer.  Or so
> I’m told.
>
> Has anyone priced this out?
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Happy summer to all.
>
> Dave B
> s/v Sea Cloud
> Old Greenwich, CT