lilcumpi
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How do you attach the trailer board to the back of a laser when towing your boat?
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Same in the UK. Most trailer are only light weight over here, always see a trailer board fitted to the back of the boat rather than the trailer. You wouldn't be able to see it if fitted to the trailer itself.
My road trailer came with lights attached to the frame (above the wheels). First thing we did was take them off.
Reason being, if the lights are at the middle of the boat thats a lot of boat sticking out behind the lights. I don't want to give other drivers any excuse to misjudge the length and drive into the back so only have lights on the stern of the boats to make sure its at the end of the trailer.
I have seven separate lights for the turn signals, two brakes, two back up lights and a license plate light.
Each light has a separate wire for power and ground and the wires are thirty feet long wth labeled connectors on the ends of each one.
Originally it was set up to tie into wires connected to the individual lights on my 1969 Corolla. Back then American trailers didn't work with foreign car light systems so I built my own.
the board is six feet wide so it could be used on any of the Thistles, Fireballs, Snipes, or Stars I regulary towed to regattas.
There are also two wire basket can holders for beverage holding use while tying down for travel.
It has been long enough since then to use on everything but my J-24 and it's trailer has its own lights anyway.
I have built various "pigtails" since to connect to whatever other vehicles I have used to tow boats.
it's always pretty cool to show up with a trailer sporting back up lights.
and the heavy duty combination light rack, boat hold down and mast support unit has always been handy.