The kicker is to make SURE the boat is totally tied down. Straps just over the top and underneath and another line or two, are not nearly enough. You'll need a variety of diagonals to keep the boat from shifting, as it WILL slide around if not properly secured. The boat slides VERY easily on just the straps, even more so than really fuzzy, carpeted bunks.Suspending a boat from the rails of a utility trailer with straps sounds great (in theory)... I'll be interested to see how it works in practice. I've carried canoes & kayaks on my utility trailer using 2x4s lashed across the rails--same problem, super rough ride for the boats. As always, this is a data point of one.
Yes—transverse leaf spring suspension—the answer to the 1980 Chevy Corvette's handling woes.1958 Mastercraft Bannerline (left)... 500-750 lb load; transverse leaf spring suspension.
Yes, but that's really old history. In 1981 they were built with a composite transverse leaf spring, removing 20 pounds from a painfully overweight chassis.Independent rear suspension (with transverse leaf spring) was introduced with the '63 StingRay, replacing the previous live rear axle. This thread has sailed for the Bermuda Triangle....
do you have more pictures in a thread Charlie?