[Rhodes22-list] placing the boat on trailer

[Peter Nyberg]

Roger,

I use a pair of 2” ratchet straps to secure the boat to the trailer, which I’m pretty sure would prevent the boat from shifting forward during a hard stop.  

My trailer has several safety stickers on it stating: WARNING: BOAT MUST BE SECURED TO TRAILER AT ALL TIMES.  I have to chuckle every time I try to imaging what it would be like to follow that advice very literally. 

—Peter

> On Dec 10, 2019, at 1:48 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Mary Lou,
> 
> If you trailer your Rhodes 22 W/O having the bow up against the stop on the trailer, what would happen in a sudden emergency stop or accident?  What stops the boat from sliding forward forcefully into the bow stop in such a scenario?  This adds impact forces to the other issues the boat and trailer would have to endure.  Besides greater damage to the boat and trailer, the additional impact also might cause loss of control of the tow vehicle, potentially causing all manner of bad consequences.  Although, you’ve gotten away with it so far, it seems like bad practice to me.
> 
> Roger Pihlaja 
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
>