Alpha One gen 1 bellow replacement

[FallsWellcraft]

Hey everybody, I replaced all of my bellows last July with a kit I bought off of Amazon that was half the cost of a quick silver one.... The quality seemed excellent. The boots were of great quality and everything went on nice and tight. No leaks no issues..... However, back in May when I took my boat out of the storage facility, I noticed the shift cable boots and one other boot was severely cracked and stuff.... So my question is could this be a bad product?... I've read the reviews and nobody complained about having any issues in any of the reviews going 4 years back in the review section, . But I also read that storing your unit in the up position puts a lot at of access. Stressed on the bellows ... Can anybody confirm if this is the rotten position to store your unit when in the storage? The both sits from October all the way till about May so sometimes 6 to 7 months out of the year. ..

So I guess my main question is, should I just replace them or is this completely normal? I hate to take such a risky chance and my boat end up leaking or worst case it end up sinking when it's at the marina slip

[Bt Doctur]

it`s time to replace all the rubber or turn into a fish hotel
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