Boat Tie Downs

[tnvolgrad]

I agree with the chain - I had a strap also break last summer and hence the need to upgrade my winch. Interstingly most of the Tige boats have a 1600lb winch on them and my boat weighs 4000lbs+ (calculation is 1/2 boat weight and gear for winch weight rating). Not sure why 1600lb is the standard - I upgraded to the 3200lb winch.

Anyone have a pic of the safety chain or where to buy?

[Timmy!]

Just buy a piece of chain, a hook, and a bolt and nut at the hardware store and mount it up.

[Dave S]

I bought a set of trailer safety cables just like you see in the pic above. I used one cable as a locking cable for my spare tire and one cable as my safety chain, since they have a protective cover then they are not rubbing against the boat trailer paint.

[Dave S]

here is the cables. I got a closed link from lowe's. I see you do not have a loop on the trailer from the factory. You could just wrap the cable around the stem there if it is long enough.

[talltigeguy]

The rubbing was never an issue with my boat, but it was white, so it would have taken a long time to show up anyway.

Not sure how the boat buckles would fit on your trailer, but they work great on an Extreme trailer.

I would get the tie downs like were on my trailer: