5/15/2023 0 Comments Magic trail boat trailersI have dealt with thousands of trailers in my life, and different brands. I am not in the trailer building business, thankfully. To me, the use of galvanized components is normal and you will see that on every off-the-shelf aluminum trailer. If your Magic Tilt didn't have these pads, that is almost surely the cause of problems. As required, they use polymer pads and shims between dissimilar metals, which is a must to ward off galvanic corrosion. The main beams are aluminum, but almost everything else is galvanized steel or stainless steel. My current trailer is a Venture, very nice trailer. There are only 1-2 trailer component suppliers in the US that I know of and all their brackets and attachment parts are galvanized steel. Trailer components tend to be generic and used across different trailer brands. But I have owned several aluminum trailers from different brands and they all have galvanized pieces and brackets. I don't think you can buy an off-the-shelf aluminum trailer that doesn't have at least some galvanized components - many trailer parts are only made with galvanized steel, whether because of commodity or structural reasons I can't say. I left the brakes off because I only tow the boat 1 mile to a ramp. I ended up spending $1400 to bring the trailer up to good condition and this is not even fixing the brakes. I think it is just a poor decision by Magic Tilt. My point is why build an aluminum trailer and use galvanized components which will not last. Lug nuts were plain steel not Stainless.There were other issues like the brakes not working but this is pretty common for salt water trailers. The bolts supporting the bunks were steel not aluminum and nearly disintegrated, the guide post were galvanized and one had fallen off last year from corrosion I have now replaced both with aluminum. The repair shop I went to was excellent and showed me the problems with this trailer. Since I only use the trailer to travel about 1 mile to the ramp I have not had my trailer serviced until this year. I use the trailer about 5 times per year and have always washed off trailer after using in salt water. I have a BR 230 with the custom Magic Tilt trailer. He en.Just wanted to give purchasers or owners of Magic Tilt trailers a heads up or warning. I first notified Landon of the issue via text message, which prompted him to call me in short order. I had a few issues with some loose and missing hardware on the trailer which was obviously an issue with the manufacturer and hard to detect when I first saw the trailer. Seaside was a few hundred less than any of the competitors with a lesser type trailer. After I confirmed the trailer would be adequate for my boat, I purchased it. I was allowed to enter the fenced area, look at the trailer and make all the measurements I needed. My call was immediately returned with all the information I needed. When I found Seaside trailers I was hesitant as there is no store, no salesman and simply many trailers behind a fence with a phone number. Also enough time to save money to buy one. I have been looking for a trailer for quite some time and have been researching brands and prices for a while. Flag as inappropriate Let me start by saying Landon is a customer oriented, and 100% satisfaction business owner.
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