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Old 03-04-2015, 06:22 PM   #1
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5th pulling boat waning to install elec. brakes

2011 duramax diesal pulling 5th wheel installed class IV hitch on back of 5th and wiring. Now want to install electric brakes on boat trailer. Can brake control handle this? Will brakes on boat trailer be to strong and skid? Ideas & options? Yes this is a B train and have pulled it for 2 years.
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Old 03-04-2015, 06:37 PM   #2
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Why not surge brakes on the boat?
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Old 03-04-2015, 06:39 PM   #3
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What size boat and trailer are you pulling? I pull a Pinnacle with a polaris RZR behind that and the stopping power is plenty with the truck and fiver. Not sure if you need it? Michigan law says the weight of the second trailer cannot exceed the dry weight of the truck or the fiver . All states are different Mich just went to 75ft total length .
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Old 03-04-2015, 06:41 PM   #4
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Good idea Grumpy !
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The factory coupler is welded on
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Boat is 16'6". Boat and trailer is under 2000lbs.
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Old 03-04-2015, 10:21 PM   #7
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Electric brakes and boat trailers are a bad idea, they just don't last.
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I don't see a any reason you would need or want electric brakes for the boat. They use surge brakes. Also, I'm not sure how you would wire that through the fifth wheel and into another controller? I don't think you could use the same controller because you made need different brake settings.

I pull a 3000 lb 18 ft boat behind my 35' fiver and it's no issue at all.
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Old 03-05-2015, 07:57 AM   #9
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x2or3 on surge brakes. electric brakes and water dont do so well together.
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Except for the first of four boats, we have had surge brakes on our boats that we pull behind our FW and have never had a braking problem. I think it would be very hard to rig up electric brakes on the boat trailer rather than surge brakes. Even backing up, with the boat attached, as long as you have the trailer plugged in as the surge brakes are "de-activated" when in reverse if the trailer lights are plugged in, I think. Unless there are no back-up lights on the FW, then that could be a problem. However, as I have never backed up the FW and boat at the same time, I might be all wet.
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Old 03-07-2015, 09:09 AM   #11
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I would go with surge breaks, as far as backing up with a boat attached that is going to be a nightmare unless you are backing up a few feet.
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Electric brakes and boat trailers don't go well together. Surge brakes are your best bet, if they are needed. With the brakes on your truck and the 5er, you should have plenty of stopping power for the 2000 lbs you state the boat and trailer weighs, as long as the 5er brakes are adjusted properly.
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2000lb boat I wouldn't worry about brakes just lights ... I agree with all here the truck and trailer should have plenty of stopping power
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Electric brakes don't like being dunked in water and one time in salt water they are done.
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