Boat Trailer Strap - Advice Please

[masonni]

Hi everyone, just bought our first boat, a Crownline 180BR and hoping to pick it up over the coming weeks. Can anyone advice what size straps I will require to secure our boat to the trailer. There seems to be many types and sizes on the market. Also do I assume I require 2 or maybe 3 and secure from bow and stern eye hooks.

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers Masonni

 

[aquapower]

Get the 50mm heavy duty straps as these dont stretch when tightened, two is sufficient and make sure you secure the bows and dont rely on the winch as a way of securing to trailer

 

[oGaryo]

I'd actually recommend 3 straps, one either side at the stern and one for the bow... I cut the ratchet straps down to the required length on mine so as long as you're willing to do likewise, any shortish length one's will do.

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

Hi everyone, just bought our first boat, a Crownline 180BR and hoping to pick it up over the coming weeks. Can anyone advice what size straps I will require to secure our boat to the trailer. There seems to be many types and sizes on the market. Also do I assume I require 2 or maybe 3 and secure from bow and stern eye hooks.

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers Masonni

http://sites.google.com/site/sealines24thanksmum/home/s1 i hope this pic comes through ( im totaly useless with computors)...i use just 2 50mm straps on the stern n bow cleats. they go from oneside to the other under the trailer..try and make sure they are set as vertical as poss.. this has the effect of making the boat and the trailer all 1 unit rather than a trailer and load..the gross weight of the load i pull is 3.24 tons. im lucky that i do this type of stuff for a living so i know whats what....if you want any more info PM me

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

SORRY !!!!!!!!....should of said its about 19th pic in .........sorry but all these buttons baffle me !!!!

 

[oGaryo]

SORRY !!!!!!!!....should of said its about 19th pic in .........sorry but all these buttons baffle me !!!!

Sounds like I need to come round and give you some computamathingy lessons Steve..

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

Sounds like I need to come round and give you some computamathingy lessons Steve..

hi..G.....dont run aground on bramble bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[oGaryo]

hi..G.....dont run aground on bramble bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ignoring last weekend, I'll be trying my best not to give me a shout when you're next out, we'll be on the water every weekend in August with a fair wind.

 

[masonni]

Thanks for advice

Thanks Gents, advice much appreciated. Just bought 50mm straps this morning. Been waiting years to get our first boat so hated the thought of spreading it over the road !!

Cheers masonni

 

[gjgm]

Thanks Gents, advice much appreciated. Just bought 50mm straps this morning. Been waiting years to get our first boat so hated the thought of spreading it over the road !!

Cheers masonni

Well, I have different view...
Unless you hit a massive ramp at huge speed, the boat is not going to jump off the trailer. What you need to do is to stop it sliding front and back, so do not ratchet it down ONTO the trailer-otherwise you just so force the road bumps straight into your hull.The trailer will flex a bit, so dont use your boat as a rod.
The boat probably has eyes across the transom, so one strap goes though those to stop the boat sliding backwards. Then, one on the bow eye to stop it sliding forwards (imagine the winch bar collapsing in an accident...), and one more strap/rope on the bow again to stop it sliding backwards. this last one you should always keep secured when launching, as its your back up to the winch failing- and your boat lying on the slipway.And yep, I ve seen it and its very messy !
One tip.. if you look at the base of the jockey wheel telescopic leg, it usually has a V in it. Make sure you wind the jockey wheel up into that V, as it stops the wheel spinning and unwinding itself down onto to road.

 

[sarabande]

I'm slightly worried about using two straps only. That would get me into deep trouble with HSE on the farm !

You need to prevent:

1 forward movement - done by a diagonal strap(s) from the bows towards the rear end of the trailer

2 backward movement - done by a diagonal strap(s) from the stern towards the front end of the trailer

3 side-to-side (rolling) movement - This is especially awkward as any small movement is likely to loosen the adjustable supports under the boat. So best done by independent straps from somewhere near the beam, vertically down onto the trailer frame.

4 Up and down bouncing movement - that's the responsibility of the driver to go slowly over humps. I agree that if you really grounch a boat down onto a trailer, some of the point loading from bouncing could damage the hull.

Shifting tractors and bailers and things around we use at least four straps every time. And those straps are 50mm one with no elasticity in the weave. And after about a mile with such a load we stop and re-check every ratchet - and nearly always there's one that needs re-tightening.