I think a strap is needed when using the old Trail-Rite trailers as the boat keel is resting on just that one roller - on big hit and the boat could shift and the keel fall onto the frame. For a Pacific trailer IMO a strap isn't needed as there is a full keel bunk with side-guides keeping the boat from shifting port or starboard. I just tie lines from the stern cleats to the aft corners of the frame. The Pacific trailers also have a safety chain in addition to a winch. The Trail-Rite trailers don't, in my experience, have a safety chain as not required when they were built so long ago. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com On Thu, May 17, 2018, 6:48 AM Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi@esnm.us> wrote:
I've trailed my FD17 from Lake Havasu, AZ to northern MI and all around the UP strapless :) No problems/issues/sketchiness yet... Haven't encountered any huge unexpected potholes though either.
Tim petoskey, mi
On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 12:42 AM, David Grah via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Thanks to all the good suggestions for good solutions to my failing trailer strap. As if by magic, buried in the results from another internet search, I found the exact strap I have now. The strap is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F0MOD0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?i.... It was a little hard to tell if it was what I was looking for with the description and photo on Amazon but, when I got it, it proved to be an exact match to my old one.
Not sure if this is the right solution for everyone but I am happy to be
able to replace my strap with new!
David Grah