Where/how to "tie down" a 22...

[Raymond]

I s'pose this question is specific to a C22 but almost anybody trailering a sailboat will probably be able to answer this question. I am picking up a boat 20 hours from my home. I am wondering where to tie the boat down? Use the front and rear cleats and just firmly strap the boat to the trailer? Thanks for the help.Raymond Paris

 

[Bayard Gross]

Some nylon straps

Depending on just how your trailer and boat are matched together, I think some long nylon tie down staps placed more inward than the cleats will be your best tie down option.It's been a long time since I brought my boat twenty miles to its home port, twelve years to be exact, and as I recall I had tie down staps as mentioned on the trailer.Please pay more attention to other replies from those with greater experience than I.

 

[R Kolb]

Tie down strap II

I use one tie down strap that is about 2" wide webbing with a locking rachet mechanism. Piched it up at Home Depot for about $25. I have it hooked on one side channel of the trailer, over the bow end of the boat where the cabin starts and down to the other side channel on the trailer. That plus the cable from the trailer to the bow eye holds my C22 in place. Also be sure to secure your mast at the bow and stern pulpits so it stays put. Drive carefully, make sure you have good tires and take your time.

 

[tomD]

the bow eye matters

I have trailered my C-22 thousands of miles, some of it on pretty uneven pavement, and have only used the bow eye. It is sitting on a Trail-rite trailer with beds set up specifically for a C-22 and the trailer springs are also compatible so it doesn't bottom out or get bouncy. I talked to the dealer about this and he said he'd never trailered it any other way. If you "seat" the bow into the forward bow slot on the winch post by braking hard at low speed after a haulout (the boat slides forward) and then harden up on the winch, it doesn't really go anywhere. With a different trailer you may wish to tie off the stern to the winches, taking care not to dent or mark the hull when you harden up.

 

[Raymond]

Thanks for the replys...

Thanks for the helpfull tips. The boat is on a trailrite trailer. I will carry some straps just too be on the safe side. Looking forward to getting back on the water; after thirty some odd years.Raymond Paris

 

[Mike]

Other...

I just pulled my pre-owned 22 home without anything other than the trailer winch and didn't have any problems. If the keel is centered on the trailer, I don't think it can move much.Happy sailn',Mike

 

[Mark]

very secure

I can tell you from first hand experience that the C22 on a trailer is secure. I broke a spring U bolt while going down the highway at 60+. I lost a wheel, (never found it) and 3 of the 4 leafs on the spring. Then had the whole thing wenched up on a 40 foot tilt bed trailer and hauled off. After all of this the boat was still in the same position on the trailer as before. MarkC22 #14007"markenda"Before you haul it very far be sure to make sure the trailer is safe. I was lucky.