Center Console Safety Suggestion

[OspreyVic]

While looking at pictures of 210’s and 215’s, it reminded me of a safety suggestion for our center consoles.

Triumph uses what I would call a spring-loaded draw latch as their console latch. These latches give us access to tilt-up dry storage, our batteries, electrical wiring, etc. If these latches should decide to snap open while in rough water or while traveling down the road at 60 mph, someone could get hurt and / or damage done to your boat.

We use a 2 3/8'' Sea Dog - Stainless Snap Hook on each latch to help us make sure that the top of the center console will not go flying backward. I suppose you could use any number of items; from piston snaps, trigger snaps, eye snaps, etc. None of are very expensive and their use could save some big dollars.

[k9reno]

I have had my center console flip open at 70 mph on the highway. My fault because I forgot to relatch the console. I secure the latches down with a bungie cord with hooks on each end. it is just long enough to get from latch to latch. works real good and have had no problems with it coming out on its own, and I have thousands of highway towing miles on my boat.

[Genelie]

Thanks for the reminder, I been meaning to that...................since like forever, but always forget. I wll pick up some snaps today

[Barry]

Great suggestions on keeping the console secure, I have a brass pad lock on mine in order to keep sticky fingers from turning on my batteries or removing the batterys.
Barry