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| What do you guys use to protect your glass boats from chips? Are certain mud flaps behind the wheel work? I am getting a new boat soon and I need help. Thanks Mike |
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| I will say mud flaps at the very least. I towed mine with out them and noticed several as well as a very dirty boat. Unfortunately I got the truck n left shortly after for a fishing trip and didn't have a chance to install them.  |
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Location: Minnesota | Montana rock knockers
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| I like that, but it looks spendy |
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Location: Minnesota | It was like 1200 bucks .new viat and my first glass boat I wanted to protect it the best way possible. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Really depends what type of roads you drive. I'm on year 4 of my current boat and there's barely a mark on it from rocks. The 2 I had previous to that, which saw a lot more gravel, looked like crap. Monitoring the speed on gravel and going nice and slow also helps.
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Location: West Central Wisconsin | I've been using a Towtector since I got my first glass rig a couple years ago. I've been happy with them. They seem to cover the full width of the truck/boat well and they don't break the bank. I know a couple guys that have made their own using RV skirting.
http://www.towtector.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=19... |
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Location: Northern Illinois | I have the same question. does anyone have any experience with the Lund Bow Rock Guard?
https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/community/forums/topic/lund_1232013... |
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Location: Madison, WI | Musky Brian - 4/10/2017 5:11 PM
Really depends what type of roads you drive. I'm on year 4 of my current boat and there's barely a mark on it from rocks. The 2 I had previous to that, which saw a lot more gravel, looked like crap. Monitoring the speed on gravel and going nice and slow also helps.
Sometimes it's out of your control though. Me and a buddy got our trailers and boats blasted on a trip up to LOTW in which we had to drive over 15 miles of newly placed sealcoat. Absolutely destroyed everything....rust all over the trailer now. Wish I had the rock guards prior. I have aluminum and can't imagine if I had a glass boat.
We didn't think it was that bad and ran slower and got home and almost cried.
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Location: Vilas County, WI | I've been researching this for about 6 months and have decided to order the towtector based on reviews/opinions here, other sites, dealer sites, ease of us, and price point. I have an aluminum Lund.
The problem I discovered was the tires on my truck. I have a fairly aggressive tread pattern on all terrain rubber. The tires are amazing in rain, snow, mud, or ice - all of which I see regularly here in WI between fishing/hunting trips, winter, etc. So for me, getting a highway tire that's going to throw fewer stones is not an option.
So I settled on the towtector.
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