Trailering and Launching
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• The coupler must be completely over the ball and the latching mechanism
locked down.
• Make sure the lights on the trailer function properly.
• The safety chains must be attached crisscrossing under the coupler to the
frame of the tow vehicle. If the ball was to break, the trailer would follow in a
straight line and prevent the coupler from dragging on the road. Make sure the
trailer emergency brake cable or chain is also installed to the tow vehicle frame.
• Make sure the tow vehicle has side view mirrors that are large enough to
provide an unobstructed rear view on both sides of the vehicle.
Note: Make sure your towing vehicle and trailer are in compliance with all
state and local laws. Contact your state motor vehicle bureau for laws
governing the towing of trailers.
Backing Up
If you have never towed a trailer before, take time to practice and become
comfortable with backing up your boat and trailer. Situations can arise in traffic, or
when launching, that will require you to be able to back up your trailer safely.
Follow these guidelines when backing a trailer:
• Back slowly and make small steering adjustments.
• Turn the car wheels in the direction opposite where you want the trailer to go.
• After the trailer begins moving, turn the car to follow it.
• Have a second person assist you with audible and hand signals.
Figure 5
Figure 10-5
KC-0249C-A
BACKING TO RIGHT
BACKING TO LEFT
FOLLOWING THRU TURN
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