1989 Crestliner V-Hull Aluminum Boat w/115 HP Motor | eBay
Hate to see his old one go. I won't have a shallow water boat anymore
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1989 Crestliner V-Hull Aluminum Boat w/115 HP Motor | eBay
Hate to see his old one go. I won't have a shallow water boat anymore
Congrats to Pop's....... :)
Nice boat, tell him to keep you away from it.
I think Mo will like it when you borrow it from Pops until next Spring.
Wannabe...
Congrats to Pop's on the new to him ride.:p
Maybe y'all should Hamby the entire underside on this one!
Man....I hope pops is smarter than that Nice boat thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Wannabe...
Maybe MO could buy the old one..... then team MoneyStringer would have a shallow water boat! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EmptyStringer
Looks like POP got a better deal than you did. Nice looking boat, especially for the price. Congrats to your dad. You going to rigg it out for him?
Yeah. Just ordered him some hi-tek landing gearQuote:
Originally Posted by cray
Be sure and put a new winch strap on it .......no need of taking any chances a bow safety chain is always a good idea also in case the strap breaks
Nice boat, good for Pops.
and always lock the hitch.... don't just sit it on the ball...... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
ES when you going to pick it up 4 him?
He's rolling out Friday night. I won't be making this trip
nice boat loooooks like it got plenty room also!!!!!!!!
Roger that! Thumbs UpQuote:
Originally Posted by C N
ES wife won't let him use the car.
your not gonna tune up his skeg ,are you? hate to see him going in circles.
I have a qurestion. If you have the transom tied down tight and secure and the bow strap breaks, where are you expecting the bow to go?Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
The bow will go up...I had that happen on my Basstracker ....I was going down the highway and looked in the mirror and my bow was about 6 ft. above the top of my tailgate on my truck. Some more speed and it might have flipped on over.
Can you say JADA 3?Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
can you say....... UP UP and away? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by yikess
Pete Ponds that fishes on the BASS Elite series only straps the bow of his boat. Will not strap the back down. He had an accident several years ago and he said that if the back of the boat had been unhooked, he would have lost the boat and not totaled out his truck and trailer.
My next door neighbor used to not strap the back of his boat down.........his boat was in the shop the other day on account of that......aluminum boat bottoms on boats not strapped down.....the skids on the trailer beat the boat bottom untill it finally cracked it on both sides. He pulls it down snug now with transom tie downs.
Really? I bet that got your attention. In my case though I don't think you and me, rip and Spec could lift the front of my yankee boat. That dude is heavy but I still connect my seatbelt looking strap on the bow anyway. Never had one of those break before.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Never had one break going down the highway, but had the winchstrap break while snugging down the bow!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by yikess
Yikess.....the last two new boats that I have bought the G-3 and the Sea Ark....both of them had a pretty heavy chain mounted on the trailer....it hooks into the bow eye....for a safety chain in case the winch strap breaks. Both these trailers came from the factory that way....its really a better idea than the strap. the chain is not tight......has about 6 inches of slack in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by yikess
Our last three or four have had those, too. Use 'em, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
I would imagine that, other than keeping the boat secure in a moderate maneuever or fender bender, having the boat bow hooked only is your best bet not to catch a Terrova in the back of the head in the event of a severe head on collision. That said, I agree it's a bad idea for metal boats for sure and probably not real good for your transom and lower units on bigger glass boats. Chances are that even if the boat rear came around and was diverted from climbing the cab, the real danger is in the front end collision in the first place. I'd also imagine than in a "real" wreck, most of our straps, buckles or eye bolts would give way rather than hold the boat. Most, like mine, have some age and sun damage anyway. On top of that, I think my bow strap is rated at either 3 or 5K pounds, can't remember, but a 2K boat pulling 8 Gs in an accident is gonna exceed that substantially.
Most accidents I've seen with a boat of any size in tow what normally happens in the boat stays with the trailer just long enough to come around and jack knife the truck and frequently the boat comes loose after that collision.
Not sure what the answer for the greatest measure of safety is, but for me, I'm sticking with strapped on both ends with good tension plus the safety chain and try to keep my distance from the car in front with a reasonable speed.
Wannabe...
My Crestliner has that chain also.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
tell pops' congrats and that we all said not to let you borrow it
Hey now we gotta have somethin to fish from, until I get my stuff fixed up
DIDJA call Torch?Quote:
Originally Posted by MO' MONEY
I sure did haha
Mine has that too, but it doen't help once it's unhooked:D:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by creekslick
RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by EmptyStringer
He got it home Saturday evening. A little rough on the outside, but really sweet interior. Motor purrs too
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sweet! He looks good setting in there