So why would you not want surge brakes? Are you meaning no brakes? I don't see any trailers around here that are carrying a bigger style wakeboarding or pontoon without them.
Do you have any pics of your trailer? That is the one thing that disappoints me about my trailer. It is supposed to be custom built for my Bennington, yet there is no rear support extension or whatever for the ESP. Which means the boat sits I think a little more forward on the trailer making it tongue heavy. The ole' air ride suspension of the Caddy tries its best to pump her up! Haha It still tows great and isn't bouncy at all, but I think that it could use an extension of the center bunks for additional support.
Yes, no brakes. Not needed in my short hauls. My truck has no issue in stopping this. My little TJ Jeep might, but I only use that to move tis around the yard. It all in what you plan on using your boat for. Why spend extra money on a surge brake when your just pulling this down the street. Been a few times where I forget to pull the pin to engage the surge brakes. Truck never knows the difference.
Ahhh I see, I personally would still get them just for safeties sake, resale, and now a lot of them don't have pins(my old one did) now they have a reverse solenoid lockout. They have a 5 pin harness instead of 4, and as soon as you put in reverse it disables the brakes so you can back up inclines. Works like a charm! Believe me I know, I have a fairly steep incline at the base of my driveway, not to mention I almost have to be jacknifed to get her in and the wire was broke on the lockout solenoid, unbeknownst to me, well I figured out real quick trying to get that sucker in! The ole Caddy had to work for it, the stupid clip kept falling out of the manual lockout since everytime I pulled forward to straighten out it would extend the surge mechanism and fall out! Had to tape the bugger in there! Haha luckily my local GM dealership fixed the wire the next day and it's been great ever since.