Fished a tourney on Lake Cumberland this past Saturday night, it was a all nighter (8a-8p). I live in Paris, about 2 hours from Cumberland. So I was tired from the all night tourney, and headed back home. Then I noticed one of the wheels on my trailer wobbling like crazy as I was driving. Knew it was the bearings going out. Only problem is I was nowhere near being home yet, had no tools, and have never changed the bearings/races/seals before. I tried to go slow and limp it home, but it got to wobbling so badly the bearing buddy popped off and I could hear grinding. I knew I could go no further or the wheel was going to come off, so I limped it over into a parking lot and was stuck, didn't know what to do. It was Sunday morning and I doubted if find anyone to help me or any repair shops open, googled repair shops in my phone, and after about 30 minutes of trying to find one, I got the guy at TJ's Marine to answer. He said he wasn't open today, but just happened to be at the shop. He came out to where I was broke down and changed bearings for me, but didnt have all the tools and bearings and seals and etc.. that he needed so he had towel several trips from where I was broken down to his shop and back. Took him about 3 hours total, but I was so thankful for him. Finally made it home after fishing a 12 hour tourney and being broken down for 4 hours. When I got home I'd been up for 28 hours. So.... My question is - that was a nightmare of a trip.... And I don't want it happening again. Even after watching him change them, I still dont know if I could do it myself if I had to, and don't think I have all the tools. But I want to avoid that again at all costs. My question is, does anyone know of anyone in the Paris/Lexington area that would take my wheels off and inspect the bearings/races/seals on the other side (the one that didnt go bad the other day) for a decent price? (I'm short on money after paying the guy to come out to where I was the other day, it wasn't cheap). But im just worried that since one side went out, the other could soon also. I just bought the boat back in February, it's a 2004 Triton TR186. Or if someone knows anyone who would be willing to take the time to slowly take mine apart and explain step by step what I'd need to do to fix it if it were to happen again (or let me watch you when you do yours?). Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. It was just a horrible trip, and they are good and working now, I'm just so paranoid about it happening again that I am second guessing taking another trip, because i dont want to be stuck on the side of the road again, amd dont really have the money to pay to go through that again. although after he fixed the side that went bad, the trailer drove fine all the way home.