Install G2 Transom Tie Downs
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I bought these to replace the terrible rear straps that came with my boat. They make life much easier when loading and unloading the boat. They are always on, permanently mounted to the trailer so you don't have to worry about losing them. Very easy to release and ratchet down. Only downside is I feel the mounting point only left one option on my trailer which was not optimal.
If it had a longer bracket or a swivel bracket I would have a couple more ways I could have mounted it which would have made them even easier to use. Despite this, they are still 10 times better than the original straps that came with the boat. I have a lund boat with a shore lander trailer so I had to buy the adapter kit. Adapter kit installed great, however, when the buckles themselves come with low quality hardware. As many other reviewers mentioned, the nuts do not thread on the boats.
After a quick run to the local hardware store I found out the bolts are 7/16x20 thread and the nuts are 7x16x14. Therefore, to solve the issue I bought a couple of new nuts with lock washers. The buckles themself seem very high quality and make strapping down my boat a breeze. However, disappointed that the hardware is still an issue after so many people have complained. Buckle is 5 star and hardware is 1 star. The G2 Boatbuckle Stainless Steel retractable transom tie-down saves me time when launching my Lowe fishing boat squeeze the lever and take the hook off the transom it retracts in seconds.I'm ready to launch and saved time on the launch ramp.
When I'm finished fishing. I don't have to worry about where I put the tie down. When loading the boat backup, squeeze the lever pull the hook up put it in place, use the attached ratchet to tighten and your done. This product is very well made, very strong, and easy to use. There are cheaper types on the market, but they are not made to the standards of the BoatBuckle G2 Stainless Steel. Great product, but like other reviewers I found the mounting hardware impossible to work with, especially since I was mounting through my trailer frame with little space for a wrench on the interior.
The lock nuts wouldn't budge beyond the first dozen turns or so and I didn't want to have to cut the bolt off if I forced it further and couldn't back it out again. So I had to buy my own hardware and the install from there was very easy.
The tie downs work great, are a quality build and will save me time and aggravation at the launch ramp. Five stars but for the worthless hardware. Sent wrong nut / bolt combination. It is suppose to be a lock nut, which it was not. Step 7 Micro Win Windows 7 Free Download.
But I did not realize it wasn't, so after i put on the nuts a few turns, it got tight as would be expected with a lock nut. So I continued tightening and it was cross treading because the nut pattern did not match the bolt.
Had to break the head off the nut to release. Not worth going through amazon and waiting on new bolts/nuts. Easier to just pick them up locally. Just frustrating to learn this while trying to install. I would have given these 5 stars any day of the week, but I ran into the same bolt/nut problem that has been brought up in other reviews. The mounting hardware is a large stainless bolt and nut, and while they look new and ok to use, the threads bind heavily and will sieze up on you about 1/2 way tight.
In anticipiation of this happening (based on reading other reviews before I bought these tie-downs), I liberally coated the threads of the bolts and nuts with grease (I stole some off the zirk fittings off the boat motor). Even with this, I had one heck of a time getting these tightened down. I had to install the nut about 1/3 of the way, completely back it off, clean off all the shavings and grease, apply new grease, thread the nuts on 1/2 way this time, remove, clean, re-grease, then tighten all the way the 3rd time.
And the 3rd time was still quite tough. I question if I will ever get the bolts off again if I needed to. Each buckle mounts with one bolt and one nut. The straps (not including the mounting hardware) are awesome. They are easy to use, lock the boat solidly in place, and ratchet down just as fast as any other ratchet strap.
Face Software. The strap material looks like seat belts and is very tough. The only thing I may do is add some sort of abrasive cover where the strap goes around a 90 degree corner and I am a bit concerned about long term chaffing of the strap.
For what these cost, I want them to last a life time (and they are stainless afterall, so they should last forever). These straps are worth the extra money and are leaps and bounds better than using old school ratcheting straps to hold your boat in place. Don't bother buying the $9.99 2-pack specials that break after 2 years and get all tangled up (or lost). These boatbuckles stay mounted to the trailer and you'll never have to hunt for them. They also speed up launch and retrevial times significantly (and if you use a 'busy' launch site, then speed is of the essence so you don't end up as a youtube video of the guy who can't seem to launch a boat).
Again, the straps themselves are fantastic, but the bolts are a nightmare. As a previous commenter suggested, BUY YOUR OWN!
I don't even recommend the grease method I tried.
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