Tsquared
Well-Known Member
Yesterday we were strapping up the boat after hauling it out at Anglers ramp when it was suggested to us that the way we were strapping the boat to the trailer might be hard on the trailer. We hook a strap to the trailer frame then over the gunnels across the stern and hook onto the trailer frame on the other side of the boat. This guy showed us his boat and trailer--which were new to him. His aluminum trailer showed signs of a repaired crack in the frame which he said was due to the previous owner strapping the boat to the trailer the same way we were. He suggested a better method would be to only strap one corner down in the stern. (and of course it would be attached to the winch at the bow) This, he said, would provide more flex and prevent the kind of crack in the trailer that he showed us. This is the first I have heard of this--has anyone else had similar problems to what he described?
T2
T2