Where's my spare wheel and tire?

[srayman]

Just bought a new 2008 Sea Ray 205 Sport and it didnt come with a spare wheel and tire. I have noticed that some of the other dual tandom trailers carring searay boats didnt have spares. Any idea why? What are your recommendations?

 

[Merge360]

Nope...

When I purchased my boat a couple of years back, I asked the same thing....

They could add the spare and the bracket for an additional $430.00! I told them they were crazy! I purchased mine (bracket and spare) for $100.00... Picked everything up at local sporting goods store, Academy....

Go that route or...

You can order the same thing from Overton's or Bart's...

OR....

Hey Jim.... (if you read this thread...)

Do you have these items at BOE?

 

[avguy]

When we bought our Sundeck they ordered us a Prestige trailer to go with it. Our salesman told us our trailer would be "just like the one in the Searay brochure" which was a Shorelander but showed a spare. Our trailer came in without the spare but I held the salesman to his word & they had to order the spare for us. I actually think he ended up paying for it out of his pocket too.

Even though most brochures show the spare it's an option. If you didn't negotiate for it at the time of purchase it's easy enough to just buy a mount, wheel, & tire from just about anywhere.....West Marine, Overtons, Walmart, BOE etc. Do get a spare though.

 

[springer3]

.... Do get a spare though.....

+1. I had to leave the boat by the side of the road and drive away with distraught children in the car. We were only a few miles from the lake. I spent the rest of the weekend finding a spare and driving back to rescue the boat. Flats do happen, and it is only a minor delay if there is a spare available.

 

[billandamy]

Just bought a new 2008 Sea Ray 205 Sport and it didnt come with a spare wheel and tire.

Just fyi....boats go in water.

 

[Lazy Daze]

Yes, get a spare. Absolutely. Definitely.

As to why your trailer didn't come with one, as mentioned above it is an optional item. Should a trailer have it as standard? Maybe. But then the price of the trailer would be higher to start with. TINSTAFFL.

 

[Morpheus]

As Dennis said just an option most people should get but normally don't

ALSO if you have TowBoat US (seatow might have this too) join the trailer club it's like AAA but for only when your towing the boat.

 

[Lazy Daze]

As Dennis said just an option most people should get but normally don't

ALSO if you have TowBoat US (seatow might have this too) join the trailer club it's like AAA but for only when your towing the boat.

Actually, he's already got towing protection. Comes free for the first year with any new SR boat. It's through NBOA. Covers on-water and on-land.:grin: Good suggestion, though - I didn't think of it until you mentioned it.

 

[antso]

How do you jack up the trailer? I had a flat at home and was able to use my floor jack from the garage, but I can't carry that around.

 

[avguy]

Go to lowes/Home depot & get a 2x8. Cut one piece 24", one piece 18" and one piece 12". Stack them with the 24"piece on bottom, 18" piece on top of the 24" piece & then the 12" piece on top. Set it in front or behind the good tire & pull or back the boat up so the good tire goes up on the lumber. The bad tire is now raised off the ground & can be changed.

 

[antso]

Great idea! I will try it - probably have the wood around here somewhere already. Thanks.

 

[Lazy Daze]

Or, another option is to use your truck's jack. It can be put right under the U-bolts that hold the springs to the axle. Sometimes the frame is too high for some jacks.

Another idea is carry a bottle jack. They're small and easy to stow. You could also attach a tool box directly to your trailer's frame. I always tap threads into the frame and install the bolts from the inside of the box - that way it make it harder to steal (if you lock the box).