1976 CC Ski Tique Trailor Question

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Safety chain.If you look in this pic it is bolted to one of the upright bolts and then a hook on the other end goes thru the loop on the front of your boat.If the boat does not run you will need to get the trailer pretty deep to get all the way on manually.You can take a simple ratchet strap (nylon band with a device to tighten it)with hooks on both ends and draw the boat onto the trailer that way as well. WARNING !!!! If you do it like this leave some slack in the strap when you pull out of the water as the back end of the boat drops.If you do not leave slack you could pull the eylet off the front of your boat.





I would also go down to your local marine dealer and get a strap for the rear of the boat.This will hold the back down for the long trip.Better safe than sorry.

I drive my 79 right up onto the trailer.Be very gentle when doing this.Then i put the safety chain in place,Have a friend who knows how to drive get into the truck (car) while you give the boat some throttle.This will do 2 things.1)push the tow vehicle from the water easier,2)make sure the boat is all the way forward on the trailer.Have them slowly pull the boat out of the water.When you feel the prop start to wash simply turn the key off and you are done.Sounds a little hard but it is very easy.It took my wife who is scared of the Yukon only one try.The safety chain is kind of a guarantee the boat stays on the trailer.We now do not even use the safety chain when doing this but get the boat out and secure it on dry land.This speeds up removal and keeps the landing moving a little faster.Hope this helps.


Might want to do a general checkover on the trailer like bearings,lights,tires and tounge just to make sure all is ok first.

Good luck with the trip.

Terry.