powder coat trailer
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jmauld
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- Jun 9, 2020
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- 2010 Sundancer 390
2016 Sea Hunt Ultra 211
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- Twin 8.1l of gas guzzling iron
Aluminum and galvanized trailers hold up really well to dipping in saltwater. Just hose them off while washing the boat. It's the parts (hubs, wiring, springs, etc) that become an issue. I have never noticed a powdercoated trailer, but I've seen quite a few painted trailers.
i dont like the look of galvanized.
well its gonna be the trailer that comes with my 2022 sea ray. they said they would coat it with like a line x type, but im a big fan of powder coat.
OK, so then that is a Shoreland'r trailer and the "painted" trailer that is offered through Shoreland'r already has a powder coat finish on it - sort of a roughend-up Line-X kind of feel to it. But it is powder coated. HOWEVER, on the inside, it will still be bare steel. There's no way around that with a painted/powder coated trailer. So, if you're going to be in salt water (and, really, even in fresh), the galvanized trailer will last MUCH longer. You could also have your dealer get an aluminum I-beam which looks nicer than galv and offers the same protection... less expensive, too.
thank you for the info. i would need it coated. i cant handle the look of galvanized.
FYI due to the nature of the poser coating process, it’s impossible to get it inside the tubes. Even with open boxes with direct access like a metal cabinet, getting the powder into corners can be very difficult. It’s because of the electrical charges of the materials from the powder coat process.
That leaves a lot of unprotected area on the inside of the rails, so dunking a trailer in normal use let’s the water access all those re parts. Galvanizing usually involves dunking the whole thing in a tank, thereby protecting all surfaces beams, inside and out.
That leaves a lot of unprotected area on the inside of the rails, so dunking a trailer in normal use let’s the water access all those re parts. Galvanizing usually involves dunking the whole thing in a tank, thereby protecting all surfaces beams, inside and out.
Sundancer
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- Jul 20, 2005
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- 34 year old CLASSIC 300 DA, towed almost anywhere behind the Duramax Dually Crew Cab.
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- 16 cyl, 700 cu. in./Alpha I's
Anything can be done, the question is whether it's worth it or not. Galvanized dip is good protection against saltwater. Powder coating may be as well. As noted, getting the powder INTO a square tube to protect the inside isn't an easy task and would be relevant to the size of your bank account. Ugly and reliable is always a better option! I've seen painted trailers and maybe they were painted poorly, but they just don't seem to last in saltwater.
HawkX66
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- Jul 27, 2020
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- "Tread Knot"
1997 Sea Ray Sundancer 290DA
2020 F350 6.7L
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- 454 L29 Carb w/ Bravo III
All powder coating a steel trailer near salt water does is encapsulate the salt water when it reaches the metal. It will. The powder coat just stops the big flakes of rust from falling.
JHornsby3
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- Nov 10, 2020
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- "Steele'y Tutz"
1992 300 Sundancer
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- Twin 4.3L W/Alpha One Gen II
Mine is a powder coated trailer. And it is now 12 years old. I bought the boat on this trailer. And so with that, I would never have another that is painted or powder coated. It's pealing off the trailer all over. The corners are thin and the flats were thicker. So the flat is pealing off where it has broken at the corners. I am going to wait until I can take the trailer in and remove the axels and wiring and have the whole thing dipped to remove the rust and coating. Then have it either hot galvanized and put back together or have it dip primered and dip painted. I would rather have it hot dipped and then painted. The powder coating falling off looks far uglier than any hot dipping would ever look.
it will be the galvanized trailer from seaa raqy. and i am gonna coat it for salt corrosion and cuz galvanize is ugly.
ok thank you. i dot keep stuff longer than a couple years. they would completely take all electrical out etc. i will research the hot sip as well. thank u
yes
yes it is galvanized and when the boat is delivered i need to coat it before first launch ramp trip
yes its worth it. the trailer is new and galvanized . i need to coat it before i launch the boat in salt water for the first time.
A galvanized trailer is ALREADY meant to ward off corrosion, which it does very well. The part you need to look into is how to properly paint a galvanized trailer and whether or not the "prep" process will negate some/all of it's corrosion protection.
However, look at what I said in post #6 about aluminum.
my trailer on my scarab wake edition came black painted. it took about four years to see start seeing small amount of rust, but nothing major as i salt terminate every time i use the boat.