Included with the video is a plasticized "Trailering Safety check List" that covers everything from License and Registration for the trailer to Driving Away after hauling the boat back out of the water after a safe, successful and enjoyable trip on the water in your trailerable boat.

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04:35 Opening comments by the producer

05:20 Chapter One: Proper Trailering. Proper power of the towing vehicle: the tow hitch; brakes, tires and cooling system. The Safety Checklist

PRE-TRAILERING CHECK LIST

06:30 TRAILERING VEHICLE: Have boat keys and storage access, Current License, Registration, Fuel for Trip, Tires in satisfactory condition, Tires correctly inflated, Brakes working correctly, Cooling system level and condition, Engine & transmission oil level and condition, Lights and Turn indicators functioning

12:05 BOAT TRAILER: Current License and registration; Tires in satisfactory condition; Tires correctly inflated; Wheel bearings properly packed; Wiring intact

14:45 BOAT: Current License and registration; Boat plug removed and stowed onboard; Boat battery charged; Boat engine starts; Engine cooling system functioning; Rear tie-downs secure; Bow eye shackle secure; Winch operable and line secure; Ample dock lines

20:45 MINIMUM SAFETY EQUIPMENT: 1 each type I, II or III USCG approved personal flotation device for each person to be aboard; 1 each type IV USCG approved throwable PFD; Bell, whistle or charged air horn; Visual distress signal (flare gun, flares, etc.); Recently tagged (1 -year max.) B-1 type approved fire extinguisher; Flashlight with fresh batteries

HITCHING AND TRAILERING CHECK LIST

25:15 Block both trailer rear wheels; Raise trailer tongue; Back-up trailering vehicle, place in park, set brake, ignition turned off; Lower trailer tongue onto hitch ball; Lock tongue on proper size trailering ball; Raise trailer tongue support; Check trailer/vehicle angle; Attach dual safety chains in X pattern; Attach trailer lights to towing vehicle; Test trailer lights, brake lights, turn indicator lights, driving lights; Load boat with gear; Check I/O support and ground clearance; Double-check trailering vehicle is in park and brake set; Unblock trailer wheels; Start trailering vehicle and put in gear; Release emergency brake; Accelerate to 5MPH and test brakes; Visually re-check vehicle/trailer package; Adjust side view mirror; DRIVE AWAY... Tips on driving a vehicle with a trailered boat in tow, while on the highway

PRE-LAUNCH CHECK LIST

35:17 Chapter Two: Proper Launching Unload un-needed gear from boat; Secure plug in boat; Disconnect trailering wiring from trailering vehicle; Remove/unlock outdrive/outboard support; Remove rear tie-downs; Remove bow eye safety shackle; Have operator board boat; LAUNCH THE BOAT

44:15 BOAT HANDLING: Tips on handling the single-screw trailerable boat in the water. Principles of boathandling with an outdrive; the power-trim, choking system; the Single-lever control lever; the idle button; reaction time of the boat's steering mechanism; propeller rotation direction, boat tracking; turning in reverse; using the prop as a brake; Sliding sideways; Approaching the ramp area's dock; Leaving the dock; Approaching the dock between two other boats; Leaving the dock from between two other boats

48:20 Other Factors: Landing the boat onto the trailer in a strong cross-wind

HAUL OUT CHECK LIST

60:15 Chapter Five: Using PVC pipe and solvent to make a standing "guidepost" to direct yourself onto the trailer; Line towing vehicle up in proper retrieval position, with trailer in the water; Shut off engine; Set the brake; Reel out the safety line; pull boat up to trailer; Attach bow eye safety shackle; Drive to level ground; Attach rear tie-downs; Lock outdrive/outboard support; Remove boat plug and store in boat; Attach wiring to towing vehicle; Load goat for return trip; Test trailer lights, brake lights, turn indicator lights, driving lights; Accelerate to 5 MPH and test brakes; Visually re-check vehicle/trailer package; Adjust side view mirrors

73:10 DRIVE AWAY; summation