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• "New Remote Control SNAPPER Boat Latch" Heartland Trails - May 2008
• "Snapper Boat Launch" Hot Boat - June 2008
• "Dick's Picks: Remote Launching" Power Boating - January 2009

NEW REMOTE CONTROL SNAPPER BOAT LATCH.

EPCO Products, Inc., the leading manufacturer of bow and stern eyes for the marine industry, has introduced the SNAPPER™ Remote Control Boat Latch. The remote control feature provides unprecedented safety and ease to boat launching and catching.

One person can use the remote control to release the boat from the trailer and, when returning, activate the SNAPPER latching device for a smooth hook up. There is no need to wade into the water and on to a potentially unstable wet and slippery trailer frame.

The SNAPPER Boat Latch features a high profile LED Light Pole that indicates whether the SNAPPER jaws are set to receive the boat or to secure it. The Light Pole also serves as a directional guide to line up the bow of the boat with the SNAPPER.

Here is how the SNAPPER works. When the boat is ready to be released from the trailer, the boater pushes the remote control, the Light Pole begins to flash, and the SNAPPER jaws are set to allow an easy release of the boat’s bow eye. When the bow eye passes through the jaws, the Light Pole turns off. Upon returning, the boater pushes the remote control, the Light Pole begins to flash indicating that the SNAPPER jaws are set and ready to catch the boat’s bow eye. The light will go off when the boat is secure.

After the boat has been pulled from the water, all the boater has to do is attach the trailer’s winch hook to the bow eye and secure the tie-downs before driving away.

Other SNAPPER features include:

• Remote controlled from 50 feet or more.
• 12-volt DC electrical system.
• Waterproof connections.
• Will not scratch or mar boat hull.
• Salt spray tested for over 350 hours.
• 10,000 pound pull tested.
• Catch and release may be operated manually.
• Anti-theft padlock feature.
• Lifetime warranty.

The SNAPPER is the only remote control boat latch. There is another boat latch product, Boat Buddy®, but it is a manual latch. The SNAPPER can be operated manually if necessary.