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Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Strop line update
Have done heaps of tow jobs with VMR etc. The bow eye or the trailer winching point is by far the best towing point for trailer boats. Stern harnesses and such are only relevant for larger vessels.
Trust me when I say that towing from the bow eye or as low as practical is significantly safer than from anywhere at deck height. Even if the deck cleat or bollard is strong enough it is just dangerous and foolish to tow that way other than in calm water and low speed.
It can be difficult at sea or anywhere to reach the bow eye to attach a tow line so Waynes strop line is a good idea.
A stainless steel D bow eye is one thing to try and attach to but not too bad because with a boat hook or similar you should be able to feed a rope through it. When I was there VMR usually carried a stainlesss steel shaft a metre or so long with a snap hook on one end and an eye formed at the other which was handy at times.
Tinnies like mine are a problem because they just have a relatively small horizontal hole that you can either fit a D or bow shackle or S hook into. Now that can be a PIA to try and achieve at sea belting up and down while upside down with your rib cage being shattered on the bow sprit.
So I guess we hope that we will not ever need to be towed but chances are some of us will so it is a good time to design some strategy for ourselves, kinda leaning towards the strop myself, but either way it would seem a good idea to at least leave the bow shackle in the trailer winching point at all times even if it does rattle a bit.
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