
What is wrong with this picture?
- opie
- Captain
- Posts: 895
- Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:40 am
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Wilmington, NC
Re: What is wrong with this picture?

A - no safety pin inserted through hitch lever
B - Is it possible that slide-in hitch is not far enough inserted and thru-pin is holding nothing?
C - Safety wire, meant to activate brake, is carrying entire emergency load
C2 - no brake on trailer
D - Skinflinty, dangerous comboobulation of clasps, chain and cross connects
- opie
- Captain
- Posts: 895
- Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:40 am
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Wilmington, NC
Re: What is wrong with this picture?
Sorry, scratch B, as it appears the slide-in part is in far enough


- Tomfoolery
- Admiral
- Posts: 6135
- Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:42 am
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Rochester, NY '99X BF50 'Tomfoolery'
Re: What is wrong with this picture?
What’s wrong is that you can clearly see a Montana license plate, which makes me wonder if a certain sailboat captain, who is smarter than most sailboat captains by virtue of owning a Mac, belongs to that mess in the picture.

Tom
Be seeing you . . .
Be seeing you . . .
- Russ
- Admiral
- Posts: 8305
- Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:01 pm
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
- Location: Bozeman, Montana "Luna Azul" 2008 M 70hp Suzi
Re: What is wrong with this picture?
We have our fair share of rednecks. This was not a sailboat. Most sailboat owners know better. But it was an idiot who doesn't understand trailering when I snapped that photo. It shocked me. So many have no clue how to connect a trailer.Tomfoolery wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 11:35 am What’s wrong is that you can clearly see a Montana license plate, which makes me wonder if a certain sailboat captain, who is smarter than most sailboat captains by virtue of owning a Mac, belongs to that mess in the picture.![]()
![]()
--Russ
- Russ
- Admiral
- Posts: 8305
- Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:01 pm
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
- Location: Bozeman, Montana "Luna Azul" 2008 M 70hp Suzi
Re: What is wrong with this picture?
Don't ask me about boat owners in my marina and how they tie their boats up on cleats. "wrap it around the cleat many times". *sigh*
--Russ
- Jimmyt
- Admiral
- Posts: 3402
- Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:52 am
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
- Location: Mobile AL 2013 26M, 60 Etec
Re: What is wrong with this picture?
Russ, I think Tomfoolery was wondering if that was your truck and trailer... Maybe turning your crank a tad.Russ wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:43 pmWe have our fair share of rednecks. This was not a sailboat. Most sailboat owners know better. But it was an idiot who doesn't understand trailering when I snapped that photo. It shocked me. So many have no clue how to connect a trailer.Tomfoolery wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 11:35 am What’s wrong is that you can clearly see a Montana license plate, which makes me wonder if a certain sailboat captain, who is smarter than most sailboat captains by virtue of owning a Mac, belongs to that mess in the picture.![]()
![]()
Jimmyt
P-Cub-Boo
2013 26M, Etec 60, roller Genoa, roller main
Cruising Waters: Mobile Bay, Western Shore, Fowl River
P-Cub-Boo
2013 26M, Etec 60, roller Genoa, roller main
Cruising Waters: Mobile Bay, Western Shore, Fowl River
- Tomfoolery
- Admiral
- Posts: 6135
- Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:42 am
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Rochester, NY '99X BF50 'Tomfoolery'
Re: What is wrong with this picture?
Just a tad.Jimmyt wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:32 pmRuss, I think Tomfoolery was wondering if that was your truck and trailer... Maybe turning your crank a tad.Russ wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:43 pmWe have our fair share of rednecks. This was not a sailboat. Most sailboat owners know better. But it was an idiot who doesn't understand trailering when I snapped that photo. It shocked me. So many have no clue how to connect a trailer.Tomfoolery wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 11:35 am What’s wrong is that you can clearly see a Montana license plate, which makes me wonder if a certain sailboat captain, who is smarter than most sailboat captains by virtue of owning a Mac, belongs to that mess in the picture.![]()
![]()
![]()
Tom
Be seeing you . . .
Be seeing you . . .
