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jking
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Initially Posted - 07/09/2007 : 09:51:19

Last week, when towing, I noticed that the boat had rolled on the trailer, starboard side down (the same side as the Honda 9.9.) The boat now sits on the trailer with about a 5 degree list to starboard-not enough to cause the centerboard to touch the carpeted side brace, but enough to cause me some concern. I have the adjustable Road King trailer, and the bunks are in the appropriate places.

Maybe this is normal because of the weight of the outboard, and could be minimized by redistributing some weight to counterbalance the outboard's weight.

Has anyone else experienced this.

John
250 WB #887
'Flying Wasp' , formerly 'MAD MOM'

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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 07/09/2007 : 13:16:44

John,

I have the Trail-Rite trailer to tow my 1997 WB. Never got the boat to shift either way. I guess you would need to really have a bumpy ride to do that? You can also attach a strap over the cockpit to both sides of the trailer to keep the boat solidly attached down (the one with the rachet). Just a note of warning about straping down the boat is that on longer hauls the strap will catch in the wind and vibrate against the hull and dig in slightly. So make sure the strap doesn't touch the hull. I used coton bath towels for this purpose.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 07/09/2007 : 13:52:24

John, we trail our C250 WB (#841) at least once a month. Our rig includes heavy duty webbing straps, one over the bow just aft of the jib attachment plate and fwd of the cleats, the other goes over the stern just fwd of the catbird seats. And as Steve suggests, we use towelling to prevent chaffing of the fiberglass.

Also, remember to put at least a 180d twist in the straps between points to prevent the straps from 'flapping'. ie. twist the straps on either side of the boat and also between the port and stbd sides where the stern strap crosses the boat. when the straps start to oscilate in the air flow, they can cause considerable damage to themselves and to any point where they may touch the boat.

We have had a few road traverlers comment that our straps are twisted, when we explain they tend to be bit incredulous, but it really does work.

Paul

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/09/2007 : 14:10:31

I concur with the half twist, it keeps them from setting up a harmonic and slapping themselves and anything around them, silly. Rita didn't believe this either, so once while we had our canoe on top of the truck, I set one up with the twist, and one without. Once you get up to freeway speeds, the difference is immediately noticeable and impressive. Kinda like listening to a really long bass note, but more annoying.

Notice any big rig truck you see going by on the freeway, every single one of their straps will be twisted just for that reason.

As far as the boat moving while you're trailering it, the only movement I've noticed is slightly fore & aft. I never seem to be able to get the boat tightly into the bow chocks and always have a gap of up to 2". I did notice over the past couple of weeks while working on my reefing system with the boat on the trailer, and having the sails up in a couple of bigger-than-I-wanted-gusts, it's twisted the boat about an inch or so. Impressive amount of energy to move a boat on it's trailer while it's sitting on six pads and it's keel. I'm glad I had <i>all </i>the wheels chocked on both sides or it could have been a really interesting ride through my gate & down the drive to the street.

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kbq
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Response Posted - 07/09/2007 : 16:52:00

Stuffing the straps through a "pool noodle" that runs over the edge works, also.

Bright purple with a yellow strap looks cute! 8D

Kevin
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Response Posted - 07/10/2007 : 16:33:08

Not to hijack the thread, but as a reminder, be sure the tongue weight is appropriate. Had a friend unhook his trailer last week and the tongue popped up and cracked a rib...he had virtually no tongue weight. Lucky it hit him in the ribs and not the head/face area.

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