Sundancer
Well-Known Member
- Jul 20, 2005
- 2,909
- Boat Info
- 34 year old CLASSIC 300 DA, towed almost anywhere behind the Duramax Dually Crew Cab.
- Engines
- 16 cyl, 700 cu. in./Alpha I's
Sounds like the OP's brakes need to be adjusted. The master cylinder is compressing al the way, hence the clunk. I'd adjust them and then make sure there is brake fluid and then give it a whirl.
I've had electric brakes on a home made boat trailer for 7 years. No problem and we dunk weekly in freshwater. When we head to the San Juans we sling the boat in to avoid dunking the whole trailer in salt water. We usually do that once a year. If I lived closer to the salt water and could get out on it more often, I would add the flush kit and dunk my trailer. I know ALL of the connections are soldered, siliconed and heat shrunk to guard against salt water intrusion. The nice part is that they work IN REVERSE!! I've watched trucks slide back down the ramp while the driver is trying to hit the brakes and surge brakes don't work in reverse!
I've had electric brakes on a home made boat trailer for 7 years. No problem and we dunk weekly in freshwater. When we head to the San Juans we sling the boat in to avoid dunking the whole trailer in salt water. We usually do that once a year. If I lived closer to the salt water and could get out on it more often, I would add the flush kit and dunk my trailer. I know ALL of the connections are soldered, siliconed and heat shrunk to guard against salt water intrusion. The nice part is that they work IN REVERSE!! I've watched trucks slide back down the ramp while the driver is trying to hit the brakes and surge brakes don't work in reverse!
