Hi Casey,

My trailer came with a tie strap for the tail (previous owner improvement). It's a light weight nylon strap and has a wool sleeve (I think it is an aftermarket comfort item you put on your car seatbelt) to protect the finish.

I have a receiver for the nose, so tying down with the release isn't something I considered. With my luck, there'd be some subtle difference between launch stress and trailer stress that would wreck to release, so I probably wouldn't secure it like that anyway. I do secure the ship to the dolly and would secure the dolly if I needed to do so.

If I can add a question, what do folks use to protect the road side of the wood floor deck?

JD