> I had the same issue and put a ratchet strap from the bow eye to the frame
> and it has stopped all up and down movement.
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>>> On Sep 28, 2019, at 4:07 PM, Peter Nyberg <
> peter@
> > wrote:
>>>> I?m surprised you were able to get the bow of your boat right up against
>> the ?bow stop? when towing. Even if I pull the bow up to the stop when
>> the boat is in the water, once the trailer and boat are on dry land
>> there?s about a 6 inch gap between them.
>>>> There?s a chance that what you?ve damaged is paint rather than gelcoat.
>> I asked when I picked up my recycled boat from General Boats in 2016, and
>> was told that my blue hull is painted with Alexseal T5153 Flag Blue.
>> (The topsides are still gelcoat.) Alexseal paint is good stuff. It can
>> be applied with roller and/or brush, then sanded and buffed. The
>> ?Boatworks Today? YouTube channel has covered it recently.
>>>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>>>>>>> On Sep 28, 2019, at 9:21 AM, jerry.keybl <
> jerry.keybl@
> > wrote:
>>>>>> I am planning to pull my boat this weekend and was hoping your
>>> collective
>>> wisdom could help.
>>>>>> When I purchased my boat earlier this year, I managed to damage the bow
>>> while trailering it. Basically bumps in the road caused the bow to come
>>> down on the 'bow stop' and I have some gelcoat damage to repair during
>>> the
>>> off season.
>>>>>> Do you guys have strategies for preventing bow movement? I was already
>>> using
>>> tiedown straps, but they didn't seem to help.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>> Jerry
>>>>>> PS any tips for repairing gelcoat?
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