Do you Strap you boat down to your trailer ?

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01-05-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by FunHome
Hey Gordo, are you listening???? The straps everyone uses are the big two inch or bigger -NOT- the $9.99 motorcycle straps!!!

Hey, at least it's better than the old "bailin' twine" I used to use...

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01-05-2004, 03:11 PM

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Gordo

Do your straps float too ???

01-05-2004, 03:20 PM

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I always strap it down.

Better safe than sorry.

01-05-2004, 04:21 PM

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Yes, strap it down. I just towed a 357 Formula 2,300 miles (from Lake Champlain, VT to San Antonio, TX). I can GUARANTEE that a 10,000 - 12,000 pound boat WILL move on the trailer without straps. (I learned the hard way - luckily before it was too late!).

Strap it down.