We are in the middle of moving 16 small boats, 8 of which are Alcort/AMF Fish family. We'd like to hear and share tips on different hacks folks have used to move one or more boats.
-One of my favorite hacks is using pool noodles to cushion things, we have taped noodles to regular bunks on trailers to add extra cushion.
Same double stack trailer loaded up. Duct tape and old towels are handy to pad spars for long hauls.
-Another tip we learned early on here was to not tighten ratchet straps too tight, they can exert thousands of pounds of force and actually crack the deck close to the flange area.
-With the friction straps, we tied extra knots with the excess strap as we had an instance or two where the strap pulled loose and we even lost one. As a result we no longer use friction straps.
Right now we are loading several PODS containers with multiple boats, and on the last few we left the primary boat on its dolly, between the tires and the hull strap the boat will have a pretty cushioned ride. Here's MADISON in command of PODS #3.
Shipping with U Ship, we've done that New York to Florida for our Catfish SMEDLEY, expensive, but all we had to do was watch them unload the boat.
What tricks do y'all have? We know Alan has a few!
-One of my favorite hacks is using pool noodles to cushion things, we have taped noodles to regular bunks on trailers to add extra cushion.
Same double stack trailer loaded up. Duct tape and old towels are handy to pad spars for long hauls.
-Another tip we learned early on here was to not tighten ratchet straps too tight, they can exert thousands of pounds of force and actually crack the deck close to the flange area.
-With the friction straps, we tied extra knots with the excess strap as we had an instance or two where the strap pulled loose and we even lost one. As a result we no longer use friction straps.
Right now we are loading several PODS containers with multiple boats, and on the last few we left the primary boat on its dolly, between the tires and the hull strap the boat will have a pretty cushioned ride. Here's MADISON in command of PODS #3.
Shipping with U Ship, we've done that New York to Florida for our Catfish SMEDLEY, expensive, but all we had to do was watch them unload the boat.
What tricks do y'all have? We know Alan has a few!