The Complete Guide to Trailering Your Boat

✍ Scribed by Bruce W. Smith

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 177
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Master the most difficult part of boating before hitting the water This comprehensive guide will help you gain confidence, develop skills, and avoid boat-ramp and highway mishaps when trailering your boat. The book includes easy-to-follow, heavily illustrated instructions on driving, backing, launching, retrieving, and tying down your boat; trailer maintenance; and selecting tow vehicles, hitches, trailers, and towing accessories.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 7
1 Introduction......Page 9
2 Choosing Your Vehicle......Page 15
3 Trailer Hitches......Page 50
4 Choosing and Equipping Your Trailer......Page 61
5 The Art of Towing......Page 91
6 Launching and Retrieving Your Boat......Page 113
7 Trailering Sailboats......Page 137
8 Maintenance......Page 149
Appendix A Suppliers......Page 163
Appendix B Resources for Trailering Laws in the United States and Canada......Page 166
Index......Page 171