[Bob Landry]

I think the dealers and in some cases, priate sellers are responsible for a lot of this. When I did the walk through on my trailer, I was shown where thing were and how to operate them. There was no instruction or explanation on how things operate. Fortunately, my marine service background and a lot of reading enlightened me to the point that if I need to I can ask an intelligent answers.
The new and/or first time owner is lfe mostly with the Internet for information and while in some cases that's OK, we all know how that can turn out given the many people who for the most part, mean well but they do not have the expertise, background, or experience to offer helpful.