I bought a King galvanized trailer new in 2005 and after a year the lights were out and all the u-bolts/nuts were rusted up. I had to replace both tires also. They went flat on the gravel int he driveway. It was a good price, but get the LED light pack right away. If your just in fresh water, it may not matter. Yes, I rinsed it after every dunk when I got home.

I now have a Karavan which is awesome. I got it when bayliner went out of business. They are made int eh midwest. Swing tounge is way beefier than the King. It has a special grease routing for the bearings thats better than buddy bearings casue the grease goes to the inbd bearing and gets pushed back at you. It came with LED lights and all connections were shrinked. The bunk brackets were way stronger looking and all the non galvanized hardware was yellow zinked and lubed up. Tires were radial and decent but thats what it is. The bunk carpet was a little better and after 2 years looks like new. I hosed everything including the springs with LPS 3 (poured it into a pray bottle) after the king experience. The disk brake setup was a snap to beleed also (came with no fluid).

I like king and would buy another because their cheap but be prepared
to prep it out and change out some parts to make it last.

GREASE TALK:

Most people may already know this but not all bearing greases are compatible so make sure your using the correct grease base in your bearing. Most marine is aluminum complex base and if you mix a lithium with aluminum for example, it will turn to oil and loose lube properties. I love the blue bel ray waterproof for eveything including my dirtbike bearings, but thats my deal.

Heres a link to an article on grease compatability. Most marine greases including Shell, Textron and Napa (BTW same blue grease available at Action Auto parts for cheaper than Napa) are aluminum complex, but its up to you to read up or figure out what came in your trailer.

http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1865/grease-compatibility

Good luck,

Dave