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Need a reason to tie your boat down??? Watch this (4 mins)
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 416515" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p><strong>"mine is kinda rusty and is my next project"....</strong></p><p></p><p>An interesting thing that I learned when I installed my last new winch.</p><p></p><p>When I was all finished with the install, i cranked the strap up really tight. Drove off to my boat barn (two miles away). I then noticed that the strap was a bit loose. I tightened it up AGAIN really tight. When I went fishing and had to tow her 85 miles; I stopped about half way. Checking the strap, it was LOOSE AGAIN. I tightened her up and wondered what was going on.</p><p></p><p>What I learned was that my Really Tight wasn't Really Tight ENOUGH. The strap has to almost bury itself to be fully tight. Also, it has a tendency to stretch some at first. Those two factors caused the strap to loosen. </p><p></p><p>Imagine a 2000 lb. boat, traveling at 70 miles per hour, with wind and acceleration issues, the strap is under tremendous pressure. It gradually tightened itself up..... after I stopped and checked it for the first two or three trips. </p><p></p><p>Just FYI !! richg99</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 416515, member: 4376"] [b]"mine is kinda rusty and is my next project"....[/b] An interesting thing that I learned when I installed my last new winch. When I was all finished with the install, i cranked the strap up really tight. Drove off to my boat barn (two miles away). I then noticed that the strap was a bit loose. I tightened it up AGAIN really tight. When I went fishing and had to tow her 85 miles; I stopped about half way. Checking the strap, it was LOOSE AGAIN. I tightened her up and wondered what was going on. What I learned was that my Really Tight wasn't Really Tight ENOUGH. The strap has to almost bury itself to be fully tight. Also, it has a tendency to stretch some at first. Those two factors caused the strap to loosen. Imagine a 2000 lb. boat, traveling at 70 miles per hour, with wind and acceleration issues, the strap is under tremendous pressure. It gradually tightened itself up..... after I stopped and checked it for the first two or three trips. Just FYI !! richg99 [/QUOTE]
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