Specifications

safer—than pulling the trail-
er to the car or truck.
• Check to be sure the coupler
locking device is released.
• Raise the front end of the
trailer with the trailer jack,
position the coupler directly
over the hitch ball and lower
the trailer until it is all the way
down onto the hitch ball.
• Check under the coupling to
be certain that the ball clamp
is below the ball and not rid-
ing on top of the ball.
• Lock the coupler to the hitch
ball. To confirm that the cou-
pler is locked onto the hitch
ball, lift up on the trailer
jack. If the trailer jack comes loose from the hitch ball, unlock and go back to
the third step above.
• Be certain that the trailer jack is in the fully raised and locked position.
• Attach the surge break-away cable to the tow vehicle, making sure there is
enough slack for tight turns.
• Attach the safety cables.
• Connect the trailer’s seven-wire connector to the seven-wire connector of the
tow vehicle and check the operation of the lights.
Trailer Tips & Techniques
With a boat trailer in tow, an operator will be driving down the road with a ve-
hicle combination that is longer, heavier and sometimes wide and taller than the
tow vehicle. is means the operator should make a few adjustments to normal
driving practices to compensate for the differences. Here are a few tips:
• Take a shakedown cruise. Before making the first major trip or first trip
to the lake with a MasterCraft trailer, make at least one short trial run to be-
come familiar with its handling characteristics. Be sure everything is working
properly.
• Slow down. ere is less strain on the tow vehicle, trailer and boat at mod-
erate to slow speeds. Also, many states have lower speed limits for vehicles
towing trailers.
• Allow extra time and space. You’ll need more of both when passing and
stopping.
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