Garage Storage brackets?

[mrcapi937]

Is anyone else using these? I don’t see anything in the owners manual about the tow bar needing support when lowered.



Thanks

 

[AZMark]

They’re for when the boat is shipped, you don’t need them for storage.

 

[2kwik4u]

They’re for when the boat is shipped, you don’t need them for storage.

Would make it damn handy though. Be able to lower and secure the tower without a support in the way of the pass through.

Adjusting the cables works just as well though.

 

[mrcapi937]

Thanks, Just making sure, I was not missing something.

 

[kgower]

Our boat is in outside covered storage, and I use them in conjunction with the shipping cover. With the extra weight of the tower speakers, I like the support the brackets give. I also use the brackets and shipping cover anytime I'm towing the boat more than 2 hours.

 

[2kwik4u]

Our boat is in outside covered storage, and I use them in conjunction with the shipping cover. With the extra weight of the tower speakers, I like the support the brackets give. I also use the brackets and shipping cover anytime I'm towing the boat more than 2 hours.

One of the reasons I'm not the biggest fan of the new shipping covers. I always tow with the cover on, but my cover allows for the tower to stay up and secured. I get that the tower would stay WAY WAY cleaner under the cover, but I'm not sure how I feel about towing with it down like that.

 

[kgower]

One of the reasons I'm not the biggest fan of the new shipping covers. I always tow with the cover on, but my cover allows for the tower to stay up and secured. I get that the tower would stay WAY WAY cleaner under the cover, but I'm not sure how I feel about towing with it down like that.

I use the black mooring cover with tower up for shorter trips.

 

[2kwik4u]

I use the black mooring cover with tower up for shorter trips.

Yea, I've gone the same way. Black mooring cover any time it's outside the garage and not on the water.

My shipping cover let the tower stay up too though, and honestly the shipping cover was nicer as a trailering cover than the mooring cover is. Shipping cover had a nice felt lining in it, mooring cover is just raw canvas in there.

 

[DrPhil]

I really like the metal shipping brackets, I really do. They provide a very secure way to store the tower in the down position, and they take the strain off the cables which don't look real beefy. BUT...

Be aware that when mounted on the brackets, the clearance above the boat is about 6 inches LESS than when held by the support cables. Not sure if my cables are out of adjustment, but that doesn't matter too much. On the brackets, I cannot get my boat into my standard height garage door. Off by about 1-2 inches and would hit the light/tow rope attachment bracket. Kind of bummed by this, as it negates or highly complicates the use of the factory shipping cover when stored in my garage, but not the end of the earth I suppose. Will still drop the tower on the cables when backing into garage, and then install the metal brackets for the winter, but not as tidy overall. Not sure how I will cover (or not cover) the boat while in the garage.

Surely others have faced this. What do you all do?

 

[kgower]

I would cover it. Use a if tarp necessary, just to keep the dust out.

 

[Julian]

I always tow with the tower up. If it's a long tow I use shipping saran wrap and painters tape to keep the bug splats easy to clean off.