A quick google search shows that they probably are required.

https://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=804&q=244914

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:26 AM Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>
>
> ~~~ _/) ~~~
>
> 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
>