Trailer Checklist - Nauticstar Deck Series Owner's Manual

DECK SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL
Make it as easy as possible for faster-moving vehicles to pass you. Remain in the slower lane and be prepared to reduce
speed if they need extra time to return to the lane.
Allow at least one combined car and trailer length between you and the car ahead for every 10 mph you are traveling.
Do not jam on the brakes or mash the accelerator to try to drive out of it. Stop slowly and in as straight a line as possible. If
conditions permit, allow the trailer and tow vehicle to coast at a very slow speed and try to avoid braking, except when the
wheels are straight ahead, and the trailer and tow vehicle are in line. If the trailer begins to fish-tail under acceleration to
highway speed, back off the accelerator a little, and it should cease. If it begins again upon acceleration, stop and check the
load. If the load is not evenly distributed, or if it is too far back so that the hitch load becomes too light, the result can be
fish-tailing. Redistribute the load before continuing.

TRAILER CHECKLIST

Before towing the vehicle, be sure to read and familiarize yourself with the instructions and warnings supplied with it.
Never Tow This Vehicle Before Safety Checking the Following:
• Coupler, hitch, and hitch ball are of the same size
• Breakaway cable is properly attached to the tow vehicle
• Coupler and safety chains are safely secured to the hitch of the tow vehicle
• All fasteners are properly tightened
• Boat is securely tied down to trailer (winch line is not a tie down)
• Wheel lug nuts are properly tightened
•Wheel bearings are properly adjusted and maintained
• Load is within the maximum load carrying capacity
• Load inside the boat is properly distributed
• Tires are properly inflated
• All trailer lighting is working properly
• Trailer brakes are properly adjusted and working (if trailer is so equipped)
• Tower on the boat (if so equipped) is secure. It is upright and locked in place unless the tower can be locked in the down
position (243 DC only).
DECK SERIES
Always be Courteous
Do Not Tailgate
Bumping and Fish-Tailing Signals a Flat
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