[Rhodes22-list] Preventing bow damage when trailering

[jerry.keybl]

Thank you!


Mitch Mitchell wrote
> 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@

> > 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@

> > 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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