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Choosing The Right Boat Trailer Accessories

By Charlie Johnson


There are many boat trailer accessories available. These accessories can help make it easier to transport your boat from place to place, as well as help protect your boat better during the trip. While some are optional, there are certain tools and boat trailer accessories that you'll need to accomplish your tasks.

If you want to get your boat to wherever you're going in one piece, there are several boat accessories that you should consider a mandatory part of your boating inventory. This includes such things as ti downs, such as ratcheting hook and latch tie downs.

In order to make sure you boat stays on the trailer, these tie downs are used to stretch behind and across your boat to keep it secure in case any of your other security devices for keeping your boat in place break during the trip. Consider it an essential backup for securing your boat during travel.

Of course, you'll also want a winch that is designed to hoist your boat out of the water and on to your trailer. The next trailer accessory you'll need is a hitch. The hitch secures the trailer to the towing vehicle itself. You'll want a hitch that doesn't have any parts that can easily be detached and stolen. You'll also want to make sure all the part are compatible so that it's easy to secure and unsecure the hitch from the trailer to the towing vehicle.

Don't forget to grab the proper jack in case your trailer gets a flat tire and you have to replace it. You'll also want the necessary tools to keep things in working order, such as your taillights.

Other boat trailer accessories you may want to consider are the proper chains for securing the boat, a tarp to protect the boat during transit, so that it is shielded from flying debris such as rocks kicked up by truck tires, not to mention the weather itself.

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