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I recently downsized to a Pursuit 2870 Offshore Center Console and plan to be trailering quite often...It has three sided eisenglass enclosures and am wondering what the concensus is on trailering with enclosures...Should I keep them up, take them down, take the center ( front) one down or open up the center zippered window...
I life in Florida and there are always a problem with bugs while towing...I generally will be on interstates for at least an hour or two so i will be traveling at speeds over 65-70 Any advise is welcomed!!
I have ensinglass or clear vinyl. I eer on the side of caution and take it down if I a running over 50 MPH for any length of time. If it comes loose at 60 mph w/o your knowledge it wont take long to tear up a nice little investment..
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Wasn't towing with the eisenglass up on the freeway one of the items listed in the Rookie thread???
My eisenglass enclosure comes down if I am hitting the freeway.
If it is local towing from our storage building to the ramp, it stays up, since the boats' water speed is faster than the road speed while towing it there.
I wet slip all season and don't tow my boat anywhere. I have spray shields and gull wings and if I had to tow I would make sure that they were securely stowed in the console.
Yup, they will really start flapping at that speed. I take mine down if I'm going any distance at all. My 3 piece comes down in about 2 minutes. I keep a tiny dab of grease on my snaps and they always pop right off. Don't get the grease on the plastic though.
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I'll answer your question with a question. How much will it cost you to replace them? I know mine cost $1700 to replace. I take mine down when trailering. It takes all of 5 minutes and they look as new as the day I bought the boat.
I leave mine up and tow 3 hours at 65 mph with everything buttoned up. If they can take 50 mph on the water, they can take 65 mph on the highway. I've been doing it for 3 winters now and my curtains are fine.
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I am in the Pacific NW and the bugs are not as thick. I tow mine 4-5 hours all of the time. I did hit a bug that burned the eisenglass on my last boat. I hardly ever take my eisenglass down so the snaps are tight. I greased the snaps on my old boat and did lose a side curtain. After greased they pop off towing pretty easily.
Another definition of newbie: boaters that think they have Eisenglass enclosures instead of clear vinyl, and hulls made of Fiberglass instead of glass reinforced plastic (GRP).
Another definition of newbie: boaters that think they have Eisenglass enclosures instead of clear vinyl, and hulls made of Fiberglass instead of glass reinforced plastic (GRP).
Wow Boater108 you are such an oracle of knowledge...
Another definition of newbie: boaters that think they have Eisenglass enclosures instead of clear vinyl, and hulls made of Fiberglass instead of glass reinforced plastic (GRP).
Towed my 23ft. w/a locally with the enclosure up for years - no problem. Towed at 50mph on the highway once- problem. When I got to my destination one side curtain disappeared somewhere on the highway and the bimini top was in shreds, dangling from the frame. Before leaving I had thought about taking the top down, but I figured I'd throw caution to the wind (pun intended) and save time at the launch ramp. Expensive lesson.
Trailering with Eisenglass Enclosures 
