I have a winch with steel cable. And a safety chain from the bow eye to the winch stand. And transom straps on both side boat going from the stern eyes to a substantial part of the trailer. That is what I consider the norm.
Originally Posted by Donald
Here is the bow and winch area of my boat. All I can make out in the accident is the bow roller or something that looks like one.
Anyone know how to get rust stains off galvanized steel?
No way he did that hard stopping. He must have hit something. Either that or he had one tiny wimpy winch post up front and could maybe see it if he had rollers but not with bunks.
Mines just a tad smaller and I've been hauling it now 20 years. Believe me when they are on a bunk they don't just slide around. I've had mine slide back some coming up the ramp and tried many times to slam it forward jamming on the brakes even with wet lubed bunks. It never budges.
Originally Posted by JustN89
Unfortunate that this happened in the middle of an intersection. However, that does look like a pretty quick way to get your boat in the water.