Protect tug from stones during trailering
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wincrasher
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I haven't gotten my boat yet, but I don't plan to do anything further to my truck beyond the mudflaps.
I tow an fiberglass travel trailer (Oliver) and it hasn't gotten any chips in the fiberglass. So I think the flaps do a pretty good job. I have seen some of the motorhomes with the grass-skirt style flaps across the back to protect their tow cars. Something like that could work too.
I tow an fiberglass travel trailer (Oliver) and it hasn't gotten any chips in the fiberglass. So I think the flaps do a pretty good job. I have seen some of the motorhomes with the grass-skirt style flaps across the back to protect their tow cars. Something like that could work too.
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I seem to remember someone posting about a protective skirt they installed. My experience so far has been good without any protection other than mud flaps on my tire wells. However, I have a light colored hull and it hides a lot.
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we use a Tow skirt / splash guard so when I pull my jeep from the RV its not all banged up with rocks . I haven't towed the boat yet but I plan on using this as it just slides over the hitch.
this one is from the following link , but you can get all kinds of good stuff from RV stores , that work just as well .
My favorite RV store is campingworld http://www.campingworld.com/
https://www.rvupgradestore.com/ROCK-SOLID-SKIRT-p/92-1494.htm
this one is from the following link , but you can get all kinds of good stuff from RV stores , that work just as well .
My favorite RV store is campingworld http://www.campingworld.com/
https://www.rvupgradestore.com/ROCK-SOLID-SKIRT-p/92-1494.htm
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I' ll get one for sure!
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My tow vehicle is 18 years young. I put mud flaps on the wheel wells and a Rock Solid deflector like in the photo when the truck was new (to protect a Sea Ray then, but it works just as well on the Tug). (back then the Rock Solid mounted directly to the rear bumper). I would not tow a boat without one, unless I lived near the ramp, which his not possible in Indianapolis.
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The only other thing you could do which I've seen numerous time in more "off road" type RV trailers is a net rock guard that stop things from bouncing off the ground into the hull. A mesh type screen tied from one side of the trailer to the other would work easily. Perhaps bungee system with eyelets to make it for easy removal? I can see it easily in my mind but I don't tow long distances with my boat so I've never worried about it.