Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Electric brakes for boat trailer, nice upgrade.

Belmont Resident · 04-13-2012, 03:48 PM

I was told the reason for not having electric brakes on boat trailers is because if you use them in salt water they fail from corrosion, is this true?
Are all the electronics sealed in case the ramp is shallow and you have to back in beyond the coupling?
Any info on them?
I have an 8K dump trailer with electric brakes and they work sweet, I’d love to have electric on my wife’s boat trailer, at 8K it would stop so much easier.

04-13-2012, 03:48 PM	#7
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	electric brakes I was told the reason for not having electric brakes on boat trailers is because if you use them in salt water they fail from corrosion, is this true? Are all the electronics sealed in case the ramp is shallow and you have to back in beyond the coupling? Any info on them? I have an 8K dump trailer with electric brakes and they work sweet, I’d love to have electric on my wife’s boat trailer, at 8K it would stop so much easier. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."