Unplug Trailer when launching

[MRMoffat1]

they tend to fall out

Therefore the duct tape

[Top Heavy]

Those Keys don't work worth a darn in my experience. I have an '02 with a dorsey and we never unplug. Never had any issues with bulbs.

[Guest]

Those of you that unplug, are you trailering your boat a significant distance before you drop in? That is why the bulb gets hot? I have never even thought of doing this, but I have never had a bulb break either.

[oktige]

i havnt had this problem either... maybe just to 40 min drive i have to the lake dont allow them to get hot enough.... but i would think a bulb would get as hot as its gonna get in 40 mins.... i have a Boat Mate trailer

[zany]

I carry spare trailer reverse lock out plug, PLUS duct tape. My hydraulic brake actuator "failed" at Lake Chelan two summers ago, and I could not backup with the trailer. I was jammed between two parked trucks and a rock face, could not move. Luckily, I popped in my spare lock out plug, wrapped the sucker up good with duct tape around the trailer hitch so the sucker would not fall out, and went on my way.

Get a wide strip of Velcro long enough to go around trailer tongue and then cut a slot for the lock out plug to slide thru. You then can put plug in without it falling out.

[MRMoffat1]

Get a wide strip of Velcro long enough to go around trailer tongue and then cut a slot for the lock out plug to slide thru. You then can put plug in without it falling out.

That's a much better idea.

[tessa]

I have heard from different sources that it is good to unplug the electrical connector before going in the water.

They said that the light is hot when enters the water and it burns out. By unplugging the connector you can extend the life of all your bulbs.

What is your experience?

Unless you are real slow launching the bulbs will still be hot. I think the issue is the electrical current flowing thru a bulb in water that takes it out.