Yes - I was definitely disappointed that it couldn't be repaired. We do about 70/30 freshwater/saltwater and I'm very pickey about flushing and washing everything after each trip. Some ramps don't have freshwater flushing areas so I have to wait until I get home and if we do an overnight that might be a couple days for the trailer. Just replaced the brakes/lines this spring and trailer shop didn't seem concerned about the rust then - but now suddenly it's beyond repair. A little frustrating to say the least. I got the same diagnosis from a welding shop and he wasn't going to make a dime if it couldn't be fixed so I think he was being straight with me. I've used this shop before a few times and they've always been very good.
So..PART II of this story....find an AL trailer at a real decent price and am driving up to buy it and I shred a (nearly new) tire on I4. Due to the soft shoulder can't get trailer jacked up high enough to put on spare. Call BoatUS, they send out road service to swap tires which took about 2 hours - so trailer place closed before I could get there. I'll try again next week.
Oh well - if the is the worst I have to worry about then I've got it pretty good.
