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<blockquote data-quote="sonny.barile" data-source="post: 386393" data-attributes="member: 18154"><p>Here is a link to what I have on my trailer:</p><p>https://www.basspro.com/EZ-Slide-Trailer-Pads/product/1072/</p><p></p><p>As far as not being able to overcome the inertia/friction of a boat weighing several hundred pounds.............</p><p></p><p>Think about it like this.</p><p>If you have a rectangular block weighing 200 pounds on a level flat rough surface like concrete you would need much more than 200 lbs of force to move it. The friction created by the rough surface needs to be considered along with the 200 lbs of weight. If you swap the concrete surface for one made of smooth teflon, you would only need a fraction above 200 lbs to move it. If the teflon surface was a ramp, you could move it with significantly less than 200 lbs of force in the declining direction.</p><p></p><p>Now apply this to what happens at a ramp with a boat. You are definitely gaining a mechanical advantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sonny.barile, post: 386393, member: 18154"] Here is a link to what I have on my trailer: https://www.basspro.com/EZ-Slide-Trailer-Pads/product/1072/ As far as not being able to overcome the inertia/friction of a boat weighing several hundred pounds............. Think about it like this. If you have a rectangular block weighing 200 pounds on a level flat rough surface like concrete you would need much more than 200 lbs of force to move it. The friction created by the rough surface needs to be considered along with the 200 lbs of weight. If you swap the concrete surface for one made of smooth teflon, you would only need a fraction above 200 lbs to move it. If the teflon surface was a ramp, you could move it with significantly less than 200 lbs of force in the declining direction. Now apply this to what happens at a ramp with a boat. You are definitely gaining a mechanical advantage. [/QUOTE]
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