What is the Best Material for Hydraulic Drum Brakes for a Salt Water Boat Trailer
Updated 07/12/2017 | Published 07/11/2017
Question:
Have boat trailer used in salt water. What are your best recommendations?
asked by: Birger
Expert Reply:
Ideally, for a boat trailer and salt water applications, stainless steel is the best option which is only available in disc brake form. Galvanized and dacromet are the next steps down. I would be happy to make more specific recommendations if you can tell me what size brakes you need. To measure for drum brakes measure the inner diameter of the drum and the inner width where the pad material makes contact with the drum. I included a picture illustrating where to measure.
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Demco Hydraulic Trailer Brakes - Uni-Servo - Galvanized - 10" - Left/Right - 3.5K
- Trailer Brakes
- Hydraulic Drum Brakes
- Marine Grade
- Manual Adjust
- Single Servo
- 10 x 2-1/4 Inch Drum
- 3500 lbs Axle
- 14 Inch Wheel
- 14-1/2 Inch Wheel
- 15 Inch Wheel
- Demco
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