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Tinka Redco – 50 Years Strong!
Australian made for Australian conditions, Australian owned, using Australian steel. If there are iconic names in boat trailer manufacturers, it would have to be Redco and Tinka. This year, these highly regarded brands celebrate 50 years of operation. This is a major milestone and reflects the respect for which Redco and Tinka trailers are held among the boating fraternity. For the last 15 years, Tinka Classic and Redco Sportsman trailers have been manufactured by Brisbane’s Mayfair Marine 2000. Designed for fibreglass and plate alloy boats, Tinka trailers are immensely strong, durable, and loaded with features that other brands count as options – including a spare wheel and mounting bracket, checker plate alloy guards, bearing buddies, swing-up jockey wheel, cradle protectors, poly keel rollers, conical wobble rollers and LED lights. Mayfair Marine’s Redco Sportsman and the new Redco Slider trailer range is as equally comprehensive with trailers for the smallest tinnie through to the biggest trailerable cruiser. Redco trailers are available with a variety of roller set-ups and with fixed and tilting rear cradle models for easy shallow water launching. The new Redco Slider range features a ‘V’ loading cradle, rear roller rack, long skids, suits 5-6m aluminium boats, can be fitted with rollers, and has a ‘C’ channel upgrade option. And coming soon is a very exciting range of aluminium trailers, so watch out for them! Visit www.redcotinka.com.au for the full range of Redco Sportsman, Redco Slider & Tinka trailers and your closest dealer. – Mayfair Marine
Bargain White Vision LED’s
When LED trailer lights first came out, you needed a second mortgage to get a set. As time passed though, the cost of these low maintenance necessities dropped – dramatically. These ‘White Vision’ branded boat trailer lights are fully waterproof and come in 12 and 24 volt versions. With a 12 month warranty and slimline design, you’d be expecting these to cost $100 a set. Try $45 a pair – and if you mention Fishing Monthly, you’ll pick up a set for $25 (for April 2014 only). Why wouldn’t you bone the old set of wonky, globe-models of your sled and upgrade to these? They even come with the stainless steel bolts to mount it and the mandatory number-plate lighting. Did we mention that they are only $25 a set this month? Yes, we did, but we thought it was worth repeating. Call Active Fabrications on (07) 3807 6666 to order. - FMG
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Active Fabrications sells spare wheel holders that bolt to your trailer frame and keep your spare where you need it – on your trailer and not sitting in the garage at home in the moment of need. The Spare Tyre Bracket kit comes with studs and U-bolts to mount it to your frame and $24 is a small price to pay for the convenience. TYRE AND RIM OPTIONS Are your trailer tyres and rims looking a little sad? There’s a broad variety of sizes and stud patterns for your boat trailer tyres. Active Fabrications have 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14” models available at fantastic pricing. For example, a 10” wheel and tyre will set you back $95.60 and a 13” model $119.45. Call Active Fabrications to order on (07) 3807 6666 or visit www.activefabrications. com.au for more information or to order. FMG
Treat your trailer right Keeping your trailer in good shape isn’t that hard, and it’s a very worthwhile exercise. You don’t want to find yourself in that nightmare scenario of being stuck on the side of the road, smoke coming from your trailer wheel, and telling yourself life just isn’t fair. Take it from me – life is a whole lot more fair if you do take a few easy steps to avoid nasty surprises! BEARINGS Bearings are one of the more vital items on your boat trailer, but they’re something we often forget about – until they fail. Wheel bearing failure is the most common problem people have with their trailers. If you keep your bearings well greased they will last longer, but eventually they will need to be replaced. To check your bearings, jack the wheel off the ground and spin the wheel. If there’s a grinding sound, that’s bad; your bearings should be smooth and silent. If you grab the wheel at the top and bottom, there shouldn’t be much play in it. If there is excessive movement you’re
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Large pneumatic jockey wheels make for easy maneuverability. Keep it well lubricated and ensure the lugs are locked before moving your trailer. on borrowed time. Lots of boaters replace their bearings at home. If you haven’t done it before there are plenty of YouTube videos showing how it’s done. Or,
if you want to avoid the mess and hassle, just take it to your local tyre shop or mechanic. There are several bearing Continued page 50
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Mayfair Marine www.redcotinka.com.au
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