How not to tow a boat.

Fizz wrote:
You can be sure once it was secured that trailer was escorted all the way.

John&Joey wrote:

myredracer wrote:
...The RCMP said "The load was too unsafe to dismantle roadside. It was pulled onto a lowbed tractor trailer then chained/strapped down as a single piece. Once it was secured and met all Motor Vehicle Act standards it was towed away."

IMO, that would have been unsafe also if a person was splitting hairs. It would have been safer, but not safe. Thinking it's the old "do as I say, not as I do" for that providence.

So you're saying that they also stopped all the traffic from coming down the other side of the road? I would think the original tow had someone behind them with their flashers going. Like I said it was safer, but not safe.


The right way would have been to lift the boat, and then put it on an adjustable boat trailer. That would have taken some skill though. Much easier for the local tow guy to drag it up on a flat bed and strap the h3ll out of it.