Hull protection when traveling?
 

Does anyone wrap the front of hull when road trip 500 or more miles? Road chips can be an issue. Oversize mudflaps or what do you use if anything? Thanks.

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I use the Road Wing from Carabela's

Works great. No chips, Maine-LOTO, Maine-Miami

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I use a stone guard mud flap/geezer guard that goes on the receiver of the hitch.you can get it at any rv dealership.looks bad but works great.

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I have and know a bunch of guys that have the afore mentioned products. They have worked great for the guys I know and for myself.

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Flaps just like the ones posted above. Always used.

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not cheap..180. but worth it....Cabela's site is good...thank you

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Can't be worse then this...

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I had the same problem and put these brush things on. I see them on alot of motorhomes to protect their towed cars. They have worked well for myself. You can go all the way across the back of the truck if you want, I left a opening in the middle for the hitch. You might want to try Camping World thats where these came from and they also have other types. Doug

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I looked at the RV brush type at 1st until I took a small rock from the parking lot and tossed it towards the guard and it went thru it. So I went the solid rubber type.

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Rig looks mint US...better get a postin...just passed you #26 +1....US-1 #27:D

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They have the same set up in shade tree, which is a snowmobile catalog, for $130.

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How bout a set of these? :D :D Another free t-shirt :p

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I use the big mudflap set up like posted up above. I was tired of the chips in the front of my boat and trailer.

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Don't mind being you a brotha! :D

The Ex was a friends. Didn't have a truck this spring. Traded mine off in Feb for a Jeep. Jeep didn't work out, so it had to go to make room for my new truck.

Ramblin on about nothing, but figured better than just posting a smily for more post #'s. :evilb:

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pimpin

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XL please...

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I've got 'em built into the trailer. One of the only setups I've seen like it. Got an aluminum frame (like bow rail material) with a mesh screen that wraps around it and fastens to the frame of the trailer. No road chips on it at all, and that's quite a feat as I'm running BFG Muds and they love throwing rocks up. :D

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Thank you to all...this looks like good deal.

http://www.shadetreeatv.com/cgi-bin/...G&group=AHITCH

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That is different. Took me 2min to see what you were explaining. thanks.......Do you use the nets for smelt fishing? :evilb:

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I was told that you need to make sure it does not contact the ground, flips up rocks. I made mine from a truck flap bought from a farm supply place. Not as pretty, but only have $15 in it. Same concept. Leave it attached to my reciever, so it is always there when I slide 'er in.

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what brackets do you use US? Got pix of how you rigged?

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Sorry, those are the best pics I have of the trailer. Lots of pics of the boat on the water though. Haven't caught anything with the nets yet, other than rocks off the road. :D

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Do now. Basically it is just a peice of 1x1 angle iron that extends the full lenght, with 2 short peices welded to it that extend downward along and past the 2" reciever with a bolt under the bottom to claamp it tight. I installed the 2 diagonals not knowing if I needed them. Like I said, not pretty but it works great.

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Thanks! Looks good to me...add some silver naked women and you'll be stylin :cool:

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Downtown not as bad as that but close.Mine is a hard vinyl that has 3" slats the whole way across except where the receiver is just like the ones R.V 's use.

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119. Gravel Guard

http://www.gemplers.com/a/shop/produ...4282&T1=134084

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That's how I made mine as well, a piece of angle iron, mud flaps from a truck supply place and a u-bolt that goes around the bottom of my receiver with 2 holes in the angle iron. All the weight sits on your receiver so the u-bolt basically just holds the angle iron from moving. Cost me about 40 or so dollars with the mud flaps being the most expensive part. Just cut them down to the size you need.

Not the greatest picture but you can see them on the truck, I bought blue mud flaps to match my blue trailer and put some crome brackets on them so they wouldn't sail. They sit about 2 inches from the ground and have no problem covering up those 40" tires....

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Shrinkwrap the bottom...... :p :D :D :D

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yur killin me :drink:

thank you for all suggestions :D

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These have adjustable arms to raise or lower the height of the flaps. 240 bucks.

http://www.genosgarage.com/CoastalDa...D=1607&CATID=1

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I have www.mudflaps.com and have used them on several trucks (nicely adjustable) with great results. Cabela's sells them for cheaper than the site direct.

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us1 did you try pulling your boat with the jeep ? and if you did is the boat a 27? the jeep is it a auto? thanks I HAVE A SAHRA that I was going to try and tow short trips with when the wife wont let me take the explorer ltd v8 which screams when towing. thanks again for any imfo art

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I took a different approach to the problem. I have always had full covers made that wrap around the hull in the front. They are lined and slightly padded in this area to protect from rocks and road debris. As an extra bonus, they also keep all of the bugs and road grime off of the boat so that it is still spotless when you get to wherever you are heading. Be careful though. These covers must be form fitted and skin tight so that they don't flap in the wind and damage the finish on the boat.

The first photo here is our old Top Gun (now owned by "Lucky Strike" on this board) and the second photo is our old Gladiator. We were ready to make one for the Apache, but decided to wait until we pick a color scheme for the paint job so that we can color match the cover.

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Hell No! :D
Jeep had trouble just towing the trailer.
Boat is a 32'.
The Jeep Wranglers are only rated for towing 2000# with the manual, auto would drop it to 1000#

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If I have other ideas, I'll email them to you.....

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Who made these covers for you and do you have a number?

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Those covers were made by a local company called Canvas Experts. They recently moved to a new shop, but I don't know if they kept the old phone number or if there is a new one. I will find out and let you know. The old number was (410) 641-2228.

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The new telephone number for Canvas Experts is (410) 213-8766.

Also, here are 2 more pictures of their full covers. The first one is my old 28' Pantera (owned by "Griff" from this board now) and the second picture is my cousin's current 39' Kryptonite.

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For long hauls, I have a cover much the same as Hot Duck's. We call it the Kitty Condom because it totally encases my Daytona. For short trips, I had the same canvas guy make me a set of 5 foot long trailering bras that slide on over the sponsons and bungee to the trailer about 10 feet back of the sponson tips.