Do you unplug your boat trailer from your tow vehicle...

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

....before you back it into the water? I just started doing it with my new G3, but never had with my now 10 year old pontoon boat with no issues at all. Actually I am more worried about wearing out the connector on my truck by plugging and unplugging it so much.

What say you?

 

[KyRick]

Never have, and if I started I would forget to plug it back in when I left.

 

[Kirk]

No. I always left them plugged in.

 

[BlackEagle1]

Nope.

 

[THE DUKE]

Nope

 

[Jcalder]

Why?

 

[fairchaser]

I'm more concerned about the other plug on the back of the boat.

 

[Andy S.]

No, but I launch my personal boat every blue moon. Our hydrographic surveying crews launch their boats most work days into the muddy Mississippi River and never have unplugged. That's been 20+ years and I haven't heard one complaint about the electrical connection.

 

[jlanecr500]

On my trailers with bulbs, I keep grease on the contacts. On the others with led lights, they are sealed. I never unplug. To me it would be a good way to forget and leave them unplugged only to get stopped at 3am on the way home.

 

[waynesworld]

new sealed led lights should not have to

 

[BuckWild]

Nope. My trailer has surge brakes. Have to be plugged in to override the surge brake when backing up.

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

Thanks for the feedback I'm going back to not doing it

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

Nope. My trailer has surge brakes. Have to be plugged in to override the surge brake when backing up.

So if you lose the connection to your trailer the surge breaks engage? That is a frightening thought.

 

[TRIGGER]

So if you lose the connection to your trailer the surge breaks engage? That is a frightening thought.

Only in reverse.

 

[Pilchard]

Nope. Used to put a boat in the water 5 days a week in the saltwater. Never had an issue.

 

[BuckWild]

So if you lose the connection to your trailer the surge breaks engage? That is a frightening thought.

Only when backing up.

 

[Gravey]

nope

 

[Deer Assassin]

nope