2020 Malibu Boats LLC • Owner’s Manual • Page 207
TowIng
AdvIcE
Prior to Towing
• Be certain that you have a jack and lug wrench that will work on the tow
vehicle and the trailer. The same ones may not work on both, so verify that
you are prepared. You don’t want to end up on the side of the road and
find that you are not fully prepared.
• In addition to the spare tire that can be mounted on the trailer spare tire
mount, also have available in your tow vehicle’s storage area such useful
additional items as:
• extra lug nuts;
• wheel chocks (especially important in areas in which there are hilly or
mountainous driving conditions);
• wheel bearing grease;
• marine-grade grease;
• spare tie-down straps;
• additional brake fluid for the actuator;
• a torque wrench to check and ensure the lug nuts are properly torqued;
• road flares.
Pre-Tow Check List
• Verify the coupler, hitch and hitch ball are the correct, specified size and fit.
• Be certain the safety cables and breakaway cable are correctly attached.
• Check that tie-downs and the winch strap are secure.
• The wheel lug nuts are properly torqued.
• The tires are inflated to the air pressure level stamped on the sidewall.
• The trailer lights are operating properly.
• The brakes are functioning as designed.
• If the boat is equipped with a tower, it must be either upright and locked,
or lowered and secured. If the tower is upright, you will need to determine
that the total height of boat, trailer and tower will be able to clear power
lines, bridges, overpasses, or any other impediment.
• The total load does not exceed the GVWR.
Underway
Towing is more challenging than driving down the road in a single vehicle.
Therefore, you would be well-advised to
practice, practice, practice
before
undertaking a genuine tow to a body of water for an outing.
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