[bulletbob]

Salt water will destroy ANY bearings even Timkens.. I got so sick of replacing bearings, races, hubs, springs and axles on my boat trailers many years ago that I decided to do something about it.

I have 3 boats on 3 different trailers, from 14 to 18 feet and the bearings are all decades old, with no issues ever.. I know its not possible on all trailer boats, but many boat trailer combos can be set up to launch and retrieve without sinking the hubs or axles.. I never wet a hub these days and since I set my trailers up that way years ago, have never replaced a bearing, and can go a several years without even checking them.

Its not that hard to do really, if the boat isn't that big, or can be let down into the water with a power winch... for a lot of small boaters, its well worth checking it out.... bob