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tmoore 
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 Topic: Towing a BoatPosted: 21 Feb 09 at 7:30pm |
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if you have not bought a car then go for a diesel. its cheaper on insurance (seen as less sporty) and you get much more torque which is great for towing. added to that you also save a lot of money on fuel. otherwise just take it steady. leave plenty of time so your not in a rush. the first time i towed my boat i was bottling it but after a few mins its fine. everythings been covered already so no point repeating. just be careful because the trailer may well be wider than your car. its easy to forget the boat is there sometimes. also make sure you have that loop of wire to catch the trailer if the hitch comes off. its now illegal if you dont have it. |
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RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
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gordon
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Posted: 21 Feb 09 at 10:13pm |
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When towing our utterly uncool, very battered old boat round Ireland that it is like driving in a time warp.... we always have a delighfully open road in front of us just like in the tourist board ads 30 years ago! when someone overtakes us they rapidly disappear over the horizon. Motoring as it used to be... keep looking for an AA man on a motorbike to salute us.
Whilst it is important to adjust straps and suchlike - I have realised several times after a long trip that straps have disappeared. If the trailer is right for the boat the boat wil stay put. Gordon |
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Paramedic
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Posted: 22 Feb 09 at 7:57am |
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Doesn't do the boat any good though, and if pulled could lead to points and a sore wrist
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tmoore
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Posted: 22 Feb 09 at 10:52am |
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i would be very worried if straps dissapeared whilst towing! i was convoying with a friend to the 300 nationals and his main strap came loose and i could see the boat moving about on the trolley (we were both using straps on the front aswell luckily). even so when we got 1mile further down the road to the nearest slip way his boat had huge rub markings from the trolley. i would always put as much tension on the boat as i can with one of those small ratchets. aslong as you pad it the boat will be fine - gunnels are one of the toughest parts of the boat.
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Landlocked in Africa
RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
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Granite
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Posted: 22 Feb 09 at 12:22pm |
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If you are using a strap to tie down then always put a twist or two in it, stops them from drumming, which damages you boat and can cause the strap to fail in a few hundred miles.
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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Geoff
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Posted: 22 Feb 09 at 9:54pm |
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I wouldn't recomend doing 90mph as has been mentioned on here! Those little trailer tyres could easily explode at those speeds, and then you wouldn't even make the 2nd race, never mind the first!! I never go above 70 when towing a boat, its not worth the risk of a blowout
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bert
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Posted: 22 Feb 09 at 11:32pm |
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Pretty sure the legal limit is sixty MPH while towing. |
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Ross
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 12:29am |
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I know of a man who towed two Solos with an old Mini to
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Ross
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Matt Jackson
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 12:40pm |
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At the Contender Worlds 03 in Plymouth 3 Italians turned up with 1 boat on the roof and a double stcker behind in very small Fiat.
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Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36
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BBSCFaithfull
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 6:08pm |
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Luckily, Dan has bought a 1.8 golf so i think he'll be fine. Two 14s three people and 1400 miles was a cracking drive. Used to have 1.9td golf so wasnt a problem what i was towing really. Just drive normally really make sure everything is done. Check twice and do once.
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