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Just bought a 2005 26M, Picked it up from a Michigan dealer and brought it back to Ohio.. My question is how to best secure it to the trailer at the rear. Dealer had ropes tied on and they looked like crap but got me home..Also no good place to hook transom straps like my old power boat.. Any sugestions?

Jeff Stagg just uses docklines from the stern cleats tied to the trailer in his video. I use a 2" strap with S hooks on each end... 20' long IIRC... with a cam action lever in the middle.

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Moe

I use the 1" straps with the nylon coated hooks with the cam action, hooked from the guide brace to the rear cleat.

Yes, I know the 1" straps are likely not what some people would be comfortable with, but I sleep well...

FWIW I also use four of these 1" straps to tie down the mast, when trailering. I must have gotten a 6 pack from harbor freight...

Anyway, I use two going from where the lower shrouds attach to the mast running to the baby stay attachment loops on the stanchons on each side.

I use another two going from where the upper shrouds attach to the mast running to the rear cleats.

Just a little tension on all four will keep the mast firmly in the cradle and stop any bouncing...

I use the 2" web strap arrangement like what Moe mentioned - from the trailer frame on one side, up and over the cockpit and to the frame on the other side, with the ratcheting/locking mechanism just forward of the steering pedestal.

If you ned to do a "bump" don't forget to do it before strapping down the rear!

Also don't forget to always rig a safety line at the bow, in case your winch line gives out.

- AndyS

Andy, I also bought a pair of those plastic protectors that slide over the webbing and keep it from rubbing on the hull gel coat above the rub rail, where it turns.

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Moe