[Rhodes22-list] Preventing bow damage when trailering

[Mitch Mitchell]

I had the same issue and put a ratchet strap from the bow eye to the frame and it has stopped all up and down movement.
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> On Sep 28, 2019, at 4:07 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> 
> I?m surprised you were able to get the bow of your boat right up against the ?bow stop? when towing.  Even if I pull the bow up to the stop when the boat is in the water, once the trailer and boat are on dry land there?s about a 6 inch gap between them.
> 
> There?s a chance that what you?ve damaged is paint rather than gelcoat.  I asked when I picked up my recycled boat from General Boats in 2016, and was told that my blue hull is painted with Alexseal T5153 Flag Blue.  (The topsides are still gelcoat.)  Alexseal paint is good stuff.  It can be applied with roller and/or brush, then sanded and buffed.  The ?Boatworks Today? YouTube channel has covered it recently.
> 
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> 
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2019, at 9:21 AM, jerry.keybl <jerry.keybl at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am planning to pull my boat this weekend and was hoping your collective
>> wisdom could help.
>> 
>> When I purchased my boat earlier this year, I managed to damage the bow
>> while trailering it.  Basically bumps in the road caused the bow to come
>> down on the 'bow stop' and I have some gelcoat damage to repair during the
>> off season. 
>> 
>> Do you guys have strategies for preventing bow movement? I was already using
>> tiedown straps, but they didn't seem to help.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jerry
>> 
>> PS any tips for repairing gelcoat? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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