[Destroyer]

I'm one of those "other guys". I like the look and strength and cost of galvanized. While I agree that aluminum is great, it can corrode from the salt just like any other metal. Granted, it doesn't rust, but it does corrode. The trick with all trailers is to make sure you give them a really good washdown with sweet water at the end of the day, and if you should see some rust or corrosion starting be very aggressive in stopping it before it spreads. That means wire brushing, sanding or sandblasting, priming and painting for any metal.

I like the "I" beam consruction of most aluminum trailers,since there's no place for the salt to hide like in a box beam construction. Flushing out the box beam is a PITA and most ppl never do it which is why most galvanized
trailers rust out. The enemy is within. I used to use a 360 degree lawn sprinkler head mounted on the end of some schedule 40 pipe to flush the insides of the box beams.... but truthfully, since I don't launch in salt much anymore I've pretty much stopped doing that. I love the fact that I launch and retrieve in freshwater. The trip back upriver from the ocean gives my engine a good 40+ minute flush of freshwater after a day in the salt, and the trailer never touches the brine. Ahhhh...life is good.