when towing to and from and reaching 70mph on highway, do you tow with the top like it is in my profile pic or do you totally remove the top until you get to where your going? ive been told both ways?
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When ever I tow, I like to lower the top and strap it down to the boat.
QuickChek over Wawa
Taylor Ham not Pork Roll
2016 Bayliner 215 Deck Boat
Mercruiser 4.3 220 HP MPI Alpha 1 Gen II
Sold 2003 SeaRay 176 SRX Bowrider
Mercruiser 3.0 135 HP Alpha 1 Gen II
Sold 1988 Sunbird 170 Bowrider
Evinrude 88 Special
Sold 1970 Salem Skiff 13.5 foot
1992 Johnson 40HP
40°55'22.9"N 74°39'11.9"W
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Same boat as you...I've done both. Our normal lake is 15 miles from my house through rural farm land and the speed limit is 65. On a typical day I will raise the bimini like in your photo for the trip to and from and run about 55-60 mph since it's close, low traffic etc. Once in awhile we travel to some bigger lakes further away requiring highway or interstates with 75mph speed limits and traffic flowing about 80. For this, I leave the top bows laid down and use a bungee cord to gently secure the center of the bimini cover to the handle on the center of the transom (above the battery). Does that make sense? Then I bump the speeds up to about 70 to not be a rolling road block.
I also remove all the seat cushions from the boat for high speeds. But that's another topic all together.
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I also remove all the seat cushions from the boat for high speeds. But that's another topic all together.[/quote]
I just picked up my boat two days ago, after they did the cushion recall work on it. I will be back to the boat in a couple of weeks and take pictures of the work they did. Basically, they replaced the stop-blocks under the cushions with larger ones and added a strap on the cushions that fastened to the lower side of the seats where you would put your ice cooler.
Parry Sound, Ontario Canada
2014 Bayliner Element with Mercury 60 HP EFI Big Foot OB
12 foot aluminum fishing boat
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Just be careful with leaving the snapped cover on while towing. This puts stress snaps. It may cause the snaps in the hull to loosen and pop out.or it may rip your cover. Those a cover are not designed to be towed at high speeds. Towing covers will have straps that go over the boat and under the hull to keep the cover from blowing off.
QuickChek over Wawa
Taylor Ham not Pork Roll
2016 Bayliner 215 Deck Boat
Mercruiser 4.3 220 HP MPI Alpha 1 Gen II
Sold 2003 SeaRay 176 SRX Bowrider
Mercruiser 3.0 135 HP Alpha 1 Gen II
Sold 1988 Sunbird 170 Bowrider
Evinrude 88 Special
Sold 1970 Salem Skiff 13.5 foot
1992 Johnson 40HP
40°55'22.9"N 74°39'11.9"W
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"Waterdowg" post=814387 wrote:
Just be careful with leaving the snapped cover on while towing. This puts stress snaps. It may cause the snaps in the hull to loosen and pop out.or it may rip your cover. Those a cover are not designed to be towed at high speeds. Towing covers will have straps that go over the boat and under the hull to keep the cover from blowing off.
I had the snaps added to the Bayliner mooring cover which already had the straps on it. I always use the straps, in addition to the snaps, when towing the boat.
Parry Sound, Ontario Canada
2014 Bayliner Element with Mercury 60 HP EFI Big Foot OB
12 foot aluminum fishing boat
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