Quote Originally Posted by MJHSupra View Post
Yea, I think the mid-2000 Boatmate trailers had something call the "gold series" oil bath bearings. If you have your tag/trailer number, you could contact Boatmate to get specifics on the axle.

As mentioned, be careful when switching wheels. New and old boats need to have proper clearance with fenders. Even on my 2018 I cannot install the upgraded wheels w/o different fenders. Not a big deal, but it gets pricey. The std wheels have more weight capacity vs the bigger/low profile ones. Since I trailer my boat, I'm good with that.
The fenders is a good thing to keep in mind, but it's just a clearance thing right? I'm thinking either sticking with 15" or upgrading only to 16"...if I upgraded, my assumption was to ensure I don't have to get new fenders, I'd just need to get slightly lower profile tires...obviously I'd have to check the load capabilities of the tires, but just to ensure I'm not missing anything...I'm assuming the rim + tire just needs to "fit" within the fender & allow a little space for suspension bounce down the road, is that accurate or is there more to it that I'm not considering?

The current tires seem really out of proportion on the large size based on the rim. Just looks odd to me. I'm assuming that's because of load capacity, but I'm also guessing some real cheap tires were put on.