[Rhodes22-list] Trailer tie downs

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   At one time there was a picture on the owners site of Roger Pihlara's
   tie down system. It is no longer there. Roger used ties criss-crossed
   from the stern eyes down to the back end of the trailer. He also
   secured the bow eye with a strap running down and rearward. This held
   the bow down and limited the boat from moving forward under heavy
   braking or panic stops.

   Todd T.
   Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 1:30 PM
   From: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
   To: "rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
   Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer tie downs
   You must realize that trailer tie downs function in 2 ways. Most
   people think of the tie downas holding the boat to the trailer. In
   fact it is far more important to hold the trailer to the boat.In the
   event (and let's hope none of us experience it) that the trailer hitch
   gives way and youbecome separated from the trailer it is important
   from a safety issue to have a single unit(boat and trailer) bouncing
   down the highway instead of two. It is assumed that the bow of theboat
   will be secured via the winch strap and chain but you still need
   something at the stern(tie downs) to prevent the two from separating.
   Tie downs have a secondary function that mostpeople mentally put as a
   first. And that is to keep the boat from shifting in the event of
   hitting ahard bump. That may be true for small aluminum fishing boat
   but is definitely secondary whenyou start pulling boats of substantial
   weight.
   Phil"RAVEN"
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