[ocuyler]

I agree with Bushwacker's advise. I also agree with pelican's comment on a winch style strap and binder over the boat. We haul heavy machinery on a flatbed trailer. You really have to be prepared to know that the boat is unitized to the trailer for unintentional jack knife or off road situations. It's an unsafe load otherwise. We also like the vertical strap on the bow. The "safety" chain won't keep the bow on the trailer in a worse case scenario, which is what we are really concerned about.