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<blockquote data-quote="nomowork" data-source="post: 256442" data-attributes="member: 6029"><p>That bolt may be the positioning pin for the axle. </p><p></p><p>I purchased a used fiberglass boat and towed it home about a hundred miles. I thought I had a lot of surface rust on the trailer and was just going to sand and paint. Then I saw a small hole so started pounding with a hammer. The trailer was held together by the paint! A new trailer was purchased for that heavier boat.</p><p></p><p>My tin boat's trailer was only surface rust (it passed the hammer test) so sanded and painted it. I did replace the axle though as I have had bearing failures on a previous trailer and it was not fun. The bad bearing ate up the spindle on the axle. A new axle only cost about $110 so it was the peace of mind for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nomowork, post: 256442, member: 6029"] That bolt may be the positioning pin for the axle. I purchased a used fiberglass boat and towed it home about a hundred miles. I thought I had a lot of surface rust on the trailer and was just going to sand and paint. Then I saw a small hole so started pounding with a hammer. The trailer was held together by the paint! A new trailer was purchased for that heavier boat. My tin boat's trailer was only surface rust (it passed the hammer test) so sanded and painted it. I did replace the axle though as I have had bearing failures on a previous trailer and it was not fun. The bad bearing ate up the spindle on the axle. A new axle only cost about $110 so it was the peace of mind for me. [/QUOTE]
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