Safety First: Boating Laws, Trailer requirements, etc.

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Boating Laws and Trailering Requirements

Boating Laws and Education:

http://www.uscgboating.org

http://www.boat-ed.com
Available for the following states (5/30/06)
AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID
IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS
NC, NH, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI
SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/boating/


Proper Trailering: Key points
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/Equipment/towing/index.htm
  1. When backing a trailer, keep hands at bottom of steering wheel and turn in the direction desired for trailer
  2. Cross safty chains so trailer tongue does not fall to the ground at 50mph. Also make sure they are not too long, just enough slack for those turns.
 
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