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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 216954" data-attributes="member: 389">If you are looking at an older aluminum boat that sits on rollers, look for roller indentations in the hull.&nbsp; Some of the thinner plated and ribbed aluminum boats should not be on rollers.&nbsp; Lots of discussion on the trailer should also be had as a boat is no good if you can't reliably get to the water and back home.&nbsp; Check the age of tires (look for odd wear), axle problems (I've had one break and a couple of alignment issues), bearing/seal age and time since last being serviced. Wiring, look to see if it's old.&nbsp; Even a trailer with wiring that works, go ahead and pull some of it out of the frame. You may see a LOT of wear on the insulation as time on the road causes the wire's insulation to wear off as it vibrates against a rusty interior of the trailer frame.- - - Updated - - -Also, take a Philips screw driver with you.&nbsp; Screws are always coming loose on a boat that gets beaten about in the waves.&nbsp; As you walk around the boat, tighten screws that fasten to any carpet covered wood.&nbsp; If the screw tightens up nicely, the wood is still in good shape.&nbsp; If the screw just sits and spins, especially if a number of them do this, the wood behind/under the carpet is getting rotted out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 216954, member: 389"] If you are looking at an older aluminum boat that sits on rollers, look for roller indentations in the hull. Some of the thinner plated and ribbed aluminum boats should not be on rollers. Lots of discussion on the trailer should also be had as a boat is no good if you can't reliably get to the water and back home. Check the age of tires (look for odd wear), axle problems (I've had one break and a couple of alignment issues), bearing/seal age and time since last being serviced. Wiring, look to see if it's old. Even a trailer with wiring that works, go ahead and pull some of it out of the frame. You may see a LOT of wear on the insulation as time on the road causes the wire's insulation to wear off as it vibrates against a rusty interior of the trailer frame. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Also, take a Philips screw driver with you. Screws are always coming loose on a boat that gets beaten about in the waves. As you walk around the boat, tighten screws that fasten to any carpet covered wood. If the screw tightens up nicely, the wood is still in good shape. If the screw just sits and spins, especially if a number of them do this, the wood behind/under the carpet is getting rotted out. [/QUOTE]

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