"John H." salmonremovebait@gmaildotcom wrote in message
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Use a strap over the whole boat. Then you can leave everything as is and
do
no welding. I did that for years and had no problems. You may have to
drill
and bolt on a couple of eyes on the trailer frame, but that's no big deal.


want to avoid doing that ... wrong way to load trailer, manufacturer of boat
& trailer both advise against that.
It is way I had previous boat strapped down .. but trying to do this
properly this time.