Section 1010-8Towing Your BoatRead this checklist prior to trailering your boat.• Check wheel lug nuts for tightness.• Be sure the trailer tongue is securely on the hitch and thesafety chains from the trailer are secured to the vehicle.• If your boat is equipped with a trailer bow winch, make surethe boat is properly located on the trailer and the winchstrap/cable is tight.• Be sure a cable or strap secures the bow eye of the boat tothe trailer. Make sure this is tightly secured.• Be sure the trailer electrical connector is plugged in. Allowsufficient slack for cornering. Check brake lights, turnsignals, emergency flasher and running lights.• Be sure your gear inside the boat and seat cushions cannotshift or fly out of the boat during trailering.• Be sure the walk-thru door of the windshield is closed andlatched while the boat is being trailered.• If you are using any sort of water “ballast” system to addweight to the boat, be sure it is drained before you put theboat on the trailer. These systems can adversely affect thetongue weight of the trailer. Your boat is not designed tocarry exceptionally heavy loads. This can adversely affect theproper balance of the boat/trailer combination and causetire failure and/or loss of control.• Make sure the platform bracket pins are in place beforetrailering.• Remove bilge drain plug(s).
