Save Your Boat

[sticko]

Just a little cheap insurance buy a small safety chain to go from the trailer to the hook eye on the front of your boat . I have seen to many winch straps and cables break going down the road and the wind will catch the bow of the boat and lift it off the trailer
~sticko~

[wannabe fisherman]

Very good idea my trailer came with one on it.

[boat49]

Mine too came with a safety chain. I have helped friends add them to theirs as a safety measure and helped one after $1200 dollars of boat repairs due to just what you mentioned. Boats on pavement is not a good thing!!

[shadow]

I have had a boat come off my truck but had the safety chains hooked up so the only damage was a couple of bumps on my bumper where I slowed the boat down. Also, I brought a homemade trailer to the State Police to get the trailer stampped and didn't have the safety chains and they would not stamp it without them.

[slabbandit]

Good idea Sticko! I've noticed that my winch strap is pretty old and needs replaced. I'll put something on there just in case it breaks before I can get a new strap.