Hi Guys,

I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

The trailer is an old stly centre tilt.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Thanks
Alan

Not a winch reply, but I added plastic strips over my bunks and the little
boat just slides on a lot easier. I had some plastic lattice ( Home
Depot/Lowes etc. ) left over from a garden job. I cut it into 4 inch stirps
and countersunk some stainless steel screws to affix the strips.
Works like a charm. Launches easier ( I'm careful to not loosen the bow
strap until she is almost in the water ) and recovers like a dream.

Just a thought.
RichG
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"Grumpy" wrote in message
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Hi Guys,

I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch
brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

The trailer is an old stly centre tilt.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Thanks
Alan

I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

you can double pulling force with a shieve pulley hooked on bow eye. If you
have enough winch line , run from winch to shieve pulley then hook on winch
tower.
Im not sure why a winch brake was suggested.

The winch is currently a belt type, so will have to change to cable if I
want to use a pulley, but that can be easily done, just have to check if
there is enough space between the eye and the leg.


"Wwj2110" wrote in message
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I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is
a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been
told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch
brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

you can double pulling force with a shieve pulley hooked on bow eye. If
you
have enough winch line , run from winch to shieve pulley then hook on
winch
tower.
Im not sure why a winch brake was suggested.

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:40:50 +1000, Grumpy wrote:

Hi Guys,

I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

The trailer is an old stly centre tilt.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Thanks
Alan

I am brand new to boats on trailers so I may be way off base here, but what
we've done with our 18.5' Utopia 185 (around 3000 lb gross weight with
trailer) was to install two plastic 4' posts on the trailer at the widest
part of the hull. When we load it, we leave the trailer pretty well
submerged and can bring the eye right up to the winch with very little
effort. The two posts are flexible and center the boat on the trailer
(which uses bunks, not rollers). Then, when you drive the trailer up out
of the water, the boat always sits perfectly centered. We connect the two
stern straps to hold it down. We disconnect the trailer lights to keep hot
bulbs from popping before launch and reconnect them after leaving the ramp.

Not sure why you'd need a winch brake on a 15' boat. We launch with a 50'
line secured to a bow cleat and find it easy to pull the boat to the dock
and secure it there with two 25' docking lines.

Like I said, I don't know if this is right or wrong, but it seems to work
for us.
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Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com

Not sure why they said I need abrake. As for the trailor. The trailor is a
very old style and the boat drifts to the side and off the rollers if is to
low, The boat seems to site very high in the water.

Thanks
Alan

"Larry" wrote in message
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On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:40:50 +1000, Grumpy wrote:

Hi Guys,

I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is
a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been
told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch
brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

The trailer is an old stly centre tilt.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Thanks
Alan

I am brand new to boats on trailers so I may be way off base here, but
what
we've done with our 18.5' Utopia 185 (around 3000 lb gross weight with
trailer) was to install two plastic 4' posts on the trailer at the widest
part of the hull. When we load it, we leave the trailer pretty well
submerged and can bring the eye right up to the winch with very little
effort. The two posts are flexible and center the boat on the trailer
(which uses bunks, not rollers). Then, when you drive the trailer up out
of the water, the boat always sits perfectly centered. We connect the two
stern straps to hold it down. We disconnect the trailer lights to keep
hot
bulbs from popping before launch and reconnect them after leaving the
ramp.

Not sure why you'd need a winch brake on a 15' boat. We launch with a 50'
line secured to a bow cleat and find it easy to pull the boat to the dock
and secure it there with two 25' docking lines.

Like I said, I don't know if this is right or wrong, but it seems to work
for us.
--

Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 11:33:35 +1000, Grumpy wrote:

Not sure why they said I need abrake. As for the trailor. The trailor is a
very old style and the boat drifts to the side and off the rollers if is to
low, The boat seems to site very high in the water.

Thanks
Alan

That's the very reason I added the posts. This prevents the boat from
drifting from side to side. They hold it in the center and keep it
centered as you drive out.

If you'd like a picture, email me at and I'll send you a few
showing how they work.





"Larry" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:40:50 +1000, Grumpy wrote:

Hi Guys,

I have a 15ft Fibreglass with an old style trailor. The winch we use is
a
2.5:1 ratio and it is a real mission to get the boat on,. I have been
told
to use 5:1 & 10:1 ration with 3 pawl. I was also told to get a winch
brake.
Is a winch brake only needed when letting the boat off the tailor.

The trailer is an old stly centre tilt.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Thanks
Alan

I am brand new to boats on trailers so I may be way off base here, but
what
we've done with our 18.5' Utopia 185 (around 3000 lb gross weight with
trailer) was to install two plastic 4' posts on the trailer at the widest
part of the hull. When we load it, we leave the trailer pretty well
submerged and can bring the eye right up to the winch with very little
effort. The two posts are flexible and center the boat on the trailer
(which uses bunks, not rollers). Then, when you drive the trailer up out
of the water, the boat always sits perfectly centered. We connect the two
stern straps to hold it down. We disconnect the trailer lights to keep
hot
bulbs from popping before launch and reconnect them after leaving the
ramp.

Not sure why you'd need a winch brake on a 15' boat. We launch with a 50'
line secured to a bow cleat and find it easy to pull the boat to the dock
and secure it there with two 25' docking lines.

Like I said, I don't know if this is right or wrong, but it seems to work
for us.
--

Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com


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Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com