Have trailed my M-15 on the original 1985 Trail Rite Trailer from Lake Couer D'Alene in N. Idaho to Fern Ridge in Oregon an back then more recently across the Washington State to South Puget Sound and have kept it snug on the trailer with a simple 1/2 inch mooring line tied from the port side rail of the trailer snugly over the stern to the starboard side and have had no problems. Have always removed the kicker motor to take that weight off the stern and trailer. Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: Dave Scobie Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 7:04 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Trailer Strap 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