When towing a small trailer-able boat, the sturdiest fitting available to attach a tow rig is the __________.
• Load path on a small boat when being pulled by a trailer or tow vehicle • Difference between fittings designed for vertical mooring loads vs. straight-line towing loads • Which hardware is specifically engineered and through-bolted to take the full pull of the tow
• Which fitting is originally designed to connect the boat to the trailer winch strap or cable? • Which of these fittings is most likely to be through-bolted to strong structure, aligned with the boat’s centerline, and meant for heavy fore‑and‑aft loads? • Which fittings are mainly for lines that hold the boat in place at a dock rather than for powerful pulling forces from a vehicle?
• Identify which option is specifically built for winching and pulling the hull forward during loading/unloading on the trailer • Eliminate any fittings that are primarily for docking or fair‑leading lines rather than direct heavy towing loads • Consider which fitting, if it failed, would be least likely to tear out thin deck or rail material under high pull
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