Is this a tige?

[supremedevice]

The eyelets on my boat are above the platform and VX, so strapping it in would require traversing around them to the trailer eyes which would rub quite hard against the fiberglass. I'll probably end up doing this, but it would be interesting to hear an opposing opinion.

[MikeD]

I was told by a dealer that rear straps are not necessary, as the boat sits so heavy on the trailer there is no need. I was skeptical as i have always used them on outboards and IOs, but he said all they do is just mark up the swim platform. I'd like to hear some viewpoints on here on the subject.

Your dealer is wrong!! Example...loaded my RZ2 on the trailer last Saturday and my wife told me that I was far enough forward, she hooked the strap and safety cable and up the hill we went. I jumped out and started cleaning the boat and when I got to the front I realized that she was wrong. The boat was 3 inches from the roller...since it was already dried off and storage is only 4 miles away I decided to leave it becasue we would be back the next morning. I put the rear straps on and by the time I reached the storage unit it had moved forward 2 inches. I am sure the wet bunks probably helped that but I wouldn't ever travel without them on.

[bspot]

You have to remember those traps are not just to stop it from sliding but bouncing around and possibly damaging the hull or the bunks. If you were to hit a big enough bump that boat will lift off the trailer.

[TeamAllen]

Here is one of the threads discussing the topic.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...traps+accident

[TeamAllen]

Here is one of the threads discussing the topic.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...traps+accident

I can't remember the story behing the Tige picture posted in post #20. It should be on here somewhere?
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...rear+tie+downs