ouch Boat on freeway

« **Reply #25 on:** June 27, 2014, 08:50:01 AM »

in my early years of boating I was making a left hand turn and curb-shotted the center median and the jet boat jumped up about foot in the air....enough for me to see it in my rear view mirror. After that I installed bow eyelets on each side of the transom and strapped it to the trailer which already had tabs for straps.

$20 bucks each but well worth it!
Why didn't they come that way from the start?

« **Reply #26 on:** June 27, 2014, 10:10:46 AM »

Quote from: steves86ta on June 26, 2014, 06:05:32 PM

This reminds me. Do you all strap the back of boat down? I don't have hooks on the bahner

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3000 lb Eliminator daycruiser doesn't have straps/transom hooks I dont think its gonna move...
the smaller boats need them
Tying over the pump is a bad idea...hard on the intake.

Dan'l

« **Reply #27 on:** June 27, 2014, 05:08:14 PM »

I live a mile or so from the launch, barely use the winch.

« **Reply #28 on:** June 27, 2014, 06:41:47 PM »

Did the strap thing over the pump. Got tired of doing it that way. So I put two bow eyes on the back and it works better.

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« **Reply #29 on:** June 27, 2014, 09:31:48 PM »

Quote from: mash on it on June 27, 2014, 10:10:46 AM

3000 lb Eliminator daycruiser doesn't have straps/transom hooks I dont think its gonna move...
the smaller boats need them
Tying over the pump is a bad idea...hard on the intake.

Dan'l

What's your suggestion for tying the back down without the bow eye hooks?

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« **Reply #30 on:** June 27, 2014, 11:21:45 PM »

Quote from: JordanDangerfield on June 27, 2014, 09:31:48 PM

What's your suggestion for tying the back down without the bow eye hooks?

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I'm not a fan of it either.
I think as long as you only put enough tension on it to keep the boat from moving and not much more than that, you'll be fine.
Otherwise, buy yourself some bow eyes.

-beerjet-

« **Reply #31 on:** June 27, 2014, 11:27:52 PM »

Quote from: mash on it on June 27, 2014, 10:10:46 AM

3000 lb Eliminator daycruiser doesn't have straps/transom hooks I dont think its gonna move...
the smaller boats need them
Tying over the pump is a bad idea...hard on the intake.

Dan'l

Daniel,

Hate to disagree with you, but I doubt seriously you could do any harm strapping the boat down via the bowl, obviously with a reasonable amount of tightness.

If the boat is propelled by the pump and steers the boat via the pump, I would have a hard time believing simply tying it down onto a well fitting trailer would cause any harm.

Could be wrong.

GT

« **Reply #32 on:** June 27, 2014, 11:30:38 PM »

Quote from: GT Jets on June 27, 2014, 11:27:52 PM

Daniel,

Hate to disagree with you, but I doubt seriously you could do any harm strapping the boat down via the bowl, obviously with a reasonable amount of tightness.

If the boat is propelled by the pump and steers the boat via the pump, I would have a hard time believing simply tying it down onto a well fitting trailer would cause any harm.

Could be wrong.

GT

Gotta be better than road rash all over your bottom...

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