Category: Trailering Accessories
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Trailer Bunk Slides for Easier Loading and Unloading
Trailer Bunk Slides for Easier Loading and Unloading Choose bunk slide widths so they don’t extend beyond the edge of the existing bunks. Choose thicker slides for larger boats. Courtesy Boat Outfitters This is the sixth of a seven-part story on Boating Magazine editors’ favorite boat trailer accessories. We chose these Trailer Bunk Slides as…
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Video: How to Replace a Trailer Tongue Jack
Video: How to Replace a Trailer Tongue Jack Trailer tongue jacks are a boon to boaters, helping them hitch up, unhook, and store their trailers and boats. In this episode of Boating Magazine’s Ask the Experts video series, West Coast Editor Jim Hendricks walks through the process of selecting and replacing a tongue jack with…
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FlexStep Pro Adjustable Trailer Step
FlexStep Pro Adjustable Trailer Step The FlexStep Pro Adjustable Trailer Step can be installed quickly on most trailers with the included mounting brackets. Courtesy Megaware BUY NOW This is the fifth of a seven-part story on Boating Magazine editors’ favorite boat trailer accessories. We chose this FlexStep because it is flexible and can be mounted…
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Powerwinch Premier Series 2000: High-Power Trailer Winch
Powerwinch Premier Series 2000: High-Power Trailer Winch The Powerwinch Premier Series 2000 is robust, corrosion-resistant and the extra-long crank handle reduces muscle work, so does the bearing system that smooths winch turning. Courtesy Powerwinch BUY NOW This is the fourth of a seven-part story on Boating Magazine editors’ favorite boat trailer accessories. We chose this…
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Boat2Trailer Automatic Bow-Eye Latch
Boat2Trailer Automatic Bow-Eye Latch Drive the boat forward into the waiting “palm” of the device until it automatically latches to the bow eye. Courtesy Boat2Trailer BUY NOW This is the third of a seven-part story on Boating Magazine editors’ favorite boat trailer accessories. We chose this one because it makes launching and loading single-handed an…
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Rot-Free Polymer Trailer Bunks
Rot-Free Polymer Trailer Bunks Bunk boards are available in 4- and 6-inch widths and lengths to 12 feet. Ultimate Supreme Bunk Boards have extruded aluminum beams underneath to add strength when spanning more than three feet from support to support. Courtesy Ultimate Bunk Boards This is the second of a seven-part story on Boating editors’…
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Retractable Transom Tie-Downs Make Trailering Easier
Retractable Transom Tie-Downs Make Trailering Easier BoatBuckle G2 straps have 2,500 lbs. of holding power and are corrosion resistant for saltwater use. Courtesy BoatBuckle BUY NOW This is the first of a seven-part story on Boating editors’ favorite boat trailer accessories. We chose them because they add convenience in trailering, security in traveling with the…
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Choosing the Right Trailer Tongue Jack
Choosing the Right Trailer Tongue Jack If the jack must be used at full extension to keep the bow of your boat high for drainage, select a taller jack, or one with more travel, or deploy the jack onto some blocking to gain height. Using a tongue jack at full extension severely shortens its lifespan.…