Trailer Locks

[dnej]

A tilt tray would do it, but it could also do some damage if the bottom was not protected some how.
David

[Moonlighter]

Bit off subject,buy if you came back to boat ramp and your trailer gone missing.
What would you do to get boat home ?

Depends where you are.

Many years ago i was fihsing with a mate, came back into Spinnaker boat ramp near Bribie, another boat pulled in beside us. Anyway to cut a long story short he soon realised that his trailer had been stolen.

He was lucky enough to find that the marina beside the ramp was open and arranged for them to retrieve his boat on their forklift and store it in their yard on blocks while he sorted things out with his insurance company. I dont know whether insurance picked up thetab for that or not - you would hope so!

Without access to a marina etc you would have to try to borrow a trailer from someone, or hope you could at least tie it up to a pontoon behind someones house, or otherwise get the boat to some kind of secure area or try the tilt tray option as mentioned baove, while sorting out something with insurance. Wouldnt be fun at all.

[gunna]

There was a great story on here a number of years ago where someone came back to the ramp to find his car and trailer gone. Reported to the police then arranged for mate to bring a trailer to him. Mate said meet you the next ramp down river. Got there - Lo and behold - there is his car and trailer.
He had forgotten he used a different ramp to usual !!

[stevej]

a trailer hitch is useless on its own as you can tow a trailer just with chains wrapped around tow ball (crims arnt really concerned with safety now are they)
can even use the safety chains and a shackle to dragg quite heavy boats away

most insurance companies want two forms of lock and a chain with padlock is not acceptable as a form of antitheft device

I use a shackle lock one of those bright yellow ones and a wheel clamp
boats are expensive good locks arnt in comparison