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07-31-2010, 03:51 PM #1Senior Member
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Is there a Boatmate recall currently?
I thought I remembered reading that there was a recall on Boatmate trailers recently. I searched but couldn't find anything. Is there one?
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08-01-2010, 11:36 AM #2
I'm not aware of a recall but Boat Mate does have some defective axles that went out on trailers over the past 4 or 5 years. I had one fail, contacted BoatMate and they were aware of the issue. They replaced the axle at no charge.
Personally I think it is a dangerous situation on a single axle trailer. The axle will break and the weight of the boat will fall on the fender well. It happened to me....
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08-01-2010, 12:07 PM #3
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08-01-2010, 12:34 PM #4Senior Member
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I have a single axle Boatmate trailer that came with my 08 LS. Should I pull the serial # and send to Boatmate to verify it is okay?
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08-01-2010, 01:12 PM #5
I would, why take a chance
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08-01-2010, 02:53 PM #6
Didn't mean to scare , I was just googling around about boatmate and stumped on to that.
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08-01-2010, 03:15 PM #7Senior Member
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08-01-2010, 06:02 PM #8
PLEASE Kidder don't start throwing people under the bus, I spent two days there, not very pleasant.
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08-02-2010, 09:35 AM #9
I have single axle too; I have a tight driveway and like to back the boat in the garage and sometimes have to rotate it a little by hand- so for that I like the single axle. But I also to a lot of trailering .
What am I looking for on the "pre-flight insepction" I always make sure the tires are inflated properly and give it a look over, but I'm not sure I know how to evaluate welds for integrity. Is there anything in particular that I'm looking for besides obvious cracks and loose bolts?2021 Malibu 23 LSV
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08-02-2010, 09:52 AM #10Senior Member
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If you sent boatmate your VIN they are going to tell you "yes" or "no" as weather it could be affected or not but they ARE NOT going to send you a new axle unless it fails. They are only fixing ones that break, this because they are so far and few between.
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