Bowgus wrote:

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead" electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.




I don't like powerloading the boat on the trailer.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry.



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is in
the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100
miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time.

Yep, we believe you. lol

jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry.



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is in
the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100
miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time.

Yep, we believe you. lol




It doesn't matter what you or the rest of the pond scum believe,
dicklicker, since all of you together have about as much significance as
a release of intestinal gas in a men's room.

How's your wife, Dennis?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old
Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with
that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry.



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on
my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is
in
the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100
miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time.

Yep, we believe you. lol




It doesn't matter what you or the rest of the pond scum believe,
dicklicker, since all of you together have about as much significance as
a release of intestinal gas in a men's room.

How's your wife, Dennis?

She is doing fine. Thanks for asking.

Well ... that's how all the big boys around here do it. Bob just backs the
4x4 truck and trailer into the creek and Ted just powers his twin engine 30
footer onto the bunk, revs it a few times for effect, ups the outdrives, and
away they go. Give it a try sometime ... it is remarkably easy to do.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Bowgus wrote:

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval
of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The
boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat
pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead"
electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.




I don't like powerloading the boat on the trailer.

"Bowgus" wrote in message
news
Well ... that's how all the big boys around here do it. Bob just backs the
4x4 truck and trailer into the creek and Ted just powers his twin engine
30
footer onto the bunk, revs it a few times for effect, ups the outdrives,
and
away they go. Give it a try sometime ... it is remarkably easy to do.


Krause is not a big boy. This is probably his first experience in
trailering his friends boat. Beginner advice for him would most likely be
in order.

Bowgus wrote:
Well ... that's how all the big boys around here do it. Bob just backs the
4x4 truck and trailer into the creek and Ted just powers his twin engine 30
footer onto the bunk, revs it a few times for effect, ups the outdrives, and
away they go. Give it a try sometime ... it is remarkably easy to do.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Bowgus wrote:

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval
of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The
boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat
pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead"
electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.




I don't like powerloading the boat on the trailer.



Sheesh. Doing that puts extra strain on the trailer, and also tends to
tear up the bottom of the launch ramp. Powerloading is not the way most
trailerboaters at the three ramps on the Bay I frequent. And it was
frowned upon at the NE Florida ramps I used.

Next time I'm in NY I'll give you a ring... I'll be happy to buy the bait.
What part of NY are we talking about... do I need Bally-hoo or worms?

Cool about the Meg teeth. Any chance of rummaging one out for me?

J

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry.



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.

BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.

You two give me a reason to check this thread...


"jim--" wrote in message
...

Yep, we believe you. lol




It doesn't matter what you or the rest of the pond scum believe,
dicklicker, since all of you together have about as much significance as
a release of intestinal gas in a men's room.

How's your wife, Dennis?

She is doing fine. Thanks for asking.

Megalodon wrote:
Next time I'm in NY I'll give you a ring... I'll be happy to buy the bait.
What part of NY are we talking about... do I need Bally-hoo or worms?

Cool about the Meg teeth. Any chance of rummaging one out for me?

J

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry.



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.

BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.



I'm in Maryland, not NY. On Chesapeake Bay. Sure...I can dig you out a
tooth. Send me a mailing address; the "pied" email address that appears
in my headers is real.

Check out this web site:

http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/calvert/calv_meg.htm


The area under discussion includes a beach I frequently land at for
swimming...and fossil hunting.