Trailer equipment

[thunder550]

Wonder how fast it goes pulling a trailer. Would be funny to R/C it down the street and have someone chase after it with their truck screaming "Watch out!"

[Bfun220]

Wonder how fast it goes pulling a trailer. Would be funny to R/C it down the street and have someone chase after it with their truck screaming "Watch out!"

You buy one and I'll bring the drinks.

[Protip]

Here's a quote from etrailer tech:

Boat tie-downs are designed for normal highway driving. The purpose of most boat tie-downs is to strap the lightest object to the heaviest object, meaning you will want to choose a tie-down with a break strength that exceeds the weight of the lightest object.

For example, if your boat weighs 4,000 lbs and your trailer weighs 2,000 lbs, you will want to choose a tie-down strap with a break strength that exceeds the weight of the trailer. This ensures that the boat does not jump off of the trailer if you run over bumps or potholes. You could always go with straps that have greater break strengths, but if you are in a severe accident, very few straps could handle the forces that are created when the boat tries to leave the trailer, especially with bigger and heavier boats.

https://www.etrailer.com/question-87989.html

In an accident I imagine it would pull the U bolts right out of the hull anyway.

[AsLan7]

I never used them with my Chaparral, mainly because the cheap trailer/boat transom loops didn’t provide a decent mounting point where they would have had leverage to hold. I was always on pins and needles towing.

I ordered three boatbuckles on the new one. One on the bow, and two mounted next to the tail lights.
So fast and easy to use.

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I liked this thread discussion on Boat buckles so much that I ordered both bow and stern ones.

T550’s explanation from the e-trailer site regarding break strength relating to the LIGHTEST part of the load (ie trailer) allowed me to justify these for our 263.

Any advice regarding trailer mounting when it comes to drilling holes....specifically in terms of paint protection on painted steel frames?
I’m thinking of treating with Zinser or some type of primer after the hole is drilled and before inserting the the bolt which holds the buckle to the frame.

Advice?

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[Silverbullet555]

I added them to.my trailer. It was worth it. I also added one under the bow so I have it secured in two directions. I had an extra one so it wasa good place to use it.