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06-11-2008, 12:27 PM
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Trailer Winch opinions...
I'm going to add a winch to my trailer. Right now, all I've got is a turnbuckle, and it's a real pain to trailer the boat...
I tried mounting it to the angled 3" tube running up to the bow eye, but when it's mounted far up enough to pull the boat up/forward rather than down, the handle hits the boat and trailer. So, I need to mount it further from the bow. I'm thinking about two different ways to mount the winch. The first is to add a piece of 3" square tubing at a 90 deg. angle to the existing tube, then mounting a plate to the top of that for winch mounting. The second is to use a piece of 3" flat strap (maybe 1/4" thick). Bend it and weld it to the down tube in two places, then mount the winch to that. So my question is: Which option to you like more? Or, if you have another suggestion, shout out!!! 
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06-11-2008, 12:35 PM
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This is how I did it on my old trailer. Worked really well for me.
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06-11-2008, 12:37 PM
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Either method should work provided the strap is pulling parallel to the boat path on the trailer and not at a angle, but what do I know?
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06-11-2008, 12:38 PM
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#5
06-11-2008, 12:45 PM
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Don't forget to add a boat buddy while your at 'er!
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06-11-2008, 03:26 PM
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06-11-2008, 03:28 PM
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#8
08-06-2008, 05:02 PM
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I decided on the first option, but used flatstock so that I could still run the turnbuckle through it to lock the boat down. U bolts attach it to the 3" box tube.
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#9
08-06-2008, 05:15 PM
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Now you got it, looks good!
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Charter Member Number 1 Quote: 2RLAKE, At some point in time people need to wake up, remove their cranial intrusion into their own rectal areas, and take responsibility for their own actions.
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