On 8 Nov 2007 11:30:05 -0800, Capt John wrote:

On Nov 8, 9:32 am, wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:23:33 -0500, Wayne.B





wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.

My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.

I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.

Support the trailer by the frame, so you take the load off of the
springs as well as the tires. They will last a lot longer. putting the
trailer on blocks also prevents the tires from being buried to the
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The only other thing to consider is if your hull has been painted
(Imron, Awlgrip). If it has, they don't reccomend shrink wrap, it
scratches the finish.

Thanks. It's natural.