Mordialloc's creek and roads
The creek
Mordialloc Creek drains into Beaumaris Bay beside the pier, and its mouth is home to the motor yacht club and the sailing club. Classic boats line the banks. That adds up to trailers, towbars and tow cars spending time near salt water.
The Nepean Highway
The highway crosses above the creek mouth, carrying traffic along the bay in both directions. A rebuilt Mordialloc station opened in 2026 as part of the level crossing removals on the Frankston line.
The Mordialloc Freeway
Its northern section opened as a four-lane freeway on 21 November 2021, running from the Dingley Bypass past Braeside and Aspendale Gardens, with Mordialloc signed from Governor Road. Dingley Village to Carrum Downs takes about 10 minutes outside peak, and 13 to 24 minutes in it.
What we'd have a mechanic look at on a tow car
- The towbar, its mounting and the trailer plug, so the trailer's lights and indicators work
- Brakes, because every stop with a boat behind asks more of them
- The cooling system and hoses, which work hardest hauling a loaded trailer up from the water
- Tyres on the car and the trailer, spare included, at the pressures the load calls for
- Trailer wheel bearings, which don't take kindly to being dunked in salt water
- Whether the owner's manual sets a separate schedule for cars that tow, which can be tighter than the standard one
After a day on the water
Salt and sand are hard on anything metal. Rinsing the trailer and the back of the car with fresh water after a launch is something you can do yourself. Anything that looks rusty, sticks, grinds or runs hot after a drive is the mechanic's job.
What we'd do
Before the first long weekend on the water, we'd have the tow car serviced to the book and ask the mechanic to look over the towbar and the trailer's bearings and lights at the same visit. A trailer stuck on the side of the Nepean Highway spoils a day faster than bad weather.