Towing masterclass part 3: Launching
Preparation: unplug the electrical socket, remove the lighting board and safety bars. Undo ratchet straps, insert battery switches, get fenders ready and lift engines.
Positioning – slipways can be slippy, rocky and steep but the Land Rover terrain response can cope with these easily. Reverse down the slipway or near a wall or something to secure the boat to. If you have a break back trailer, release the levers. Give some slack on the winch strap and if necessary help the boat off the trailer into the water.
Make the boat fast so it doesn’t go anywhere and wind the winch straps back onto winch. With the trailer out of the waterm, check the light board and trailer.
This article has more pages:
- 1. Towing your boat: video masterclass
- 2. Towing masterclass part 2: Reversing
- 3. Towing masterclass part 3: Launching
- 4. Towing masterclass part 4: Recovery
