Trailer Plug Maintenance?
Submitted by Dreamweaver on Sun, 2009-03-08 10:13
I've had my boat now for 3.5 years and during that time, I must have replaced/rewired my trailer pug at least 4 times due to corrossion.
Since there's a wealth of boat/boat maintenance gurus in here, what do YOU do/recommend to keep 'the internals' corrosion free?
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Inject silicone
first up solder your ends then fill up the rubber boot with silicone or sikaflex till it oozes out of everywhere.
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Cheers FF!
Yeah, was considering using silicone, but wanted to see what folks came up with - cheers for that FF!
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If you use silicone choose
If you use silicone choose the acid free silicone. The normal one has acitic acid (hint - it smells) in it and you will get green wires in no time flat!
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Quicksilver make a product
Quicksilver make a product called liquid neoprene. You buy it in a tin and just dip your connections into it and it completely waterproofs them.
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hey Colin you are only
hey Colin you are only suposed to put the boat in the water not the whole car
i have only ever stuffed one and that was my old boat trailor , had the new one for 3 years now and never replaced one , lucky i guess
just be carefull what you put in there as you can short out everything if the wrong stuff is used , go to a 4x4 place and get info as they are more likely to point you in the right direction
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Trailers
Know what you mean re-trailer plugs, this is my current one, in need of desperate repair!
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Repair
Little beyond repair. Think you better replace that one
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Few more trips
You'll get a few more trips outta that one Adam..... Just don't back the trailer in too deep
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Thanks Guys!
Sorry for the delay in reponding to your replies guys and thank you! It's been a pretty intense week work wise.
If you use silicone choose the acid free silicone. The normal one has acitic acid (hint - it smells) in it and you will get green wires in no time flat!
Thanks Alfred! GOOD tip that one!
hey Colin you are only suposed to put the boat in the water not the whole car
i have only ever stuffed one and that was my old boat trailor , had the new one for 3 years now and never replaced one , lucky i guess
just be carefull what you put in there as you can short out everything if the wrong stuff is used , go to a 4x4 place and get info as they are more likely to point you in the right direction
Know what you mean re-trailer plugs, this is my current one, in need of desperate repair!
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, and I thought my old one was bad LOL!! 
Agreed Tim!
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Again - thanks guys!
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agree there , colin, maybe
agree there , colin, maybe more use would fix it
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you could still go fishing,
you could still go fishing, just stay within half hour of boat ramp and have your work cloths on under the fishing ones
that way it is only half hour to work the same as home to work, just dont know how you could explain the fishy smell
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LOL Good call Russ :)
I'm sure Her Honour would LOVE that LOL! Lends TWO means to 'The Fish get Court (Caught) LOL!
Like your way of thinking Russ, but I don't think I could bare it if I was out in great conitions and got called in.
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