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Old 08-02-2005, 09:33 PM
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Purchasing a 25 foot Outlaw from a guy about 10 hours away. Talked to a few transporters; one wanted to tow it the typical way. Another wanted to winch the boat and trailer on the back of a roll back. Is that OK?? Doesn't seem right to me.

Should the boat be trailered with the cock pit cover, full cover or no cover.
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Old 08-02-2005, 10:06 PM
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Only 10 hours away,wouldn't you prefer to just get on the highway and pick it up yourself with whatever tow vehicle you plan on using?
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Only 10 hours away,wouldn't you prefer to just get on the highway and pick it up yourself with whatever tow vehicle you plan on using?

What he said....
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I'd pick it up myself also.... anyway... you can put the cockpit cover on, my advice just to be sure, I would tape off the cover around the front of the windscreen to prevent too much air from getting up under the cover while in tow. If it has a tow cover, use it. 10 hrs of towing without a cover and you'll have a black coating of road dirt all over the interior... did that once on a 4 hour trip, spent 2 hours cleaning it!!! I've seen rigs up on flat beds and rollbacks before, I don't see any reason why it couldn't be done... just make sure whoever tows it for you has INSURANCE!!!!

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I know guys, have a good tow rig. Ford F350 power stroke trubo diesel 4X4 I just hate to drive anything over 5 hours. Lazy I guess. Get to bored. ..
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I had my boat towed out from Florida on a trailer. They used a dually truck. I told him to leave the cockpit cover off. I figured it's easier to clean than buff the scuffs. It arrived fine, a little dirty and that was 2900 miles. I would leave all covers off, have someone tow it with their truck and make sure YOU have insurance as soon as the driver hooks it up to his truck.
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