Mary...
I know what you mean <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I've had a couple of run ins with law enforcement while pulling a boat. When I was coming back from the 1996 H17 Continentals (La Salle, MI) we detoured to Milwaukee, WI to visit family. I was pulling a triple stack of 17's. As soon as I crossed the IL-WI border I was followed by a WI state trooper. He pulled me over, pulled out a tape measure <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> and checked the width of the boat on the bottom rack (I was carrying the wings in the hull sockets). He measured from the elbow of one wing to the other. I was 1 inch OVER the WI width limit <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I negotiated with him, removed the wings, tied them to the top rack and avoided a ticket.

The second time was on the same trip and it was my fault. I didn't have time to renew my trailer registration before hitting the road. I was pulled over TWICE <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> by the California Highway Patrol within 100 miles of home...after driving 5000 miles! They didn't hesitate to write me up. Those guys have keen eyes...better than the WI state troopers <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />