Makes sense, although it won't go very far with the safety chain. I think I
will install dual bumpers and put it between them.
Ted
Dennis W. Farrell wrote:
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> Ted: as a safety precaution, I think it's best to have the bow stop _above_
> the retrieving line. Reason: in a sudden stop, the boat may try to rise up
> over the roller and slide forward. If the retrieving line is _under_ the
> roller, the boat can't rise. Better: put a hold-down from the bow eye
> tending down and aft to the trailer.
>
> -- dwf
> "In a power boat, you get there in a hurry, in a sailboat, you are already
> there" V-17 #36; M-15 #189; P-15 #1086 "PELICAN" - Ridgecrest, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Duke <tedduke@usa.net>
> To: West Wight Potter List <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 16:41
> Subject: Re: Pointer to sites with trailer pictures
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> > West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> >Bill,
> >
> >My trailer is a 1990 Shoreline. When I bought my Potter 19 it sat too
> >far aft and was light on the tongue. I moved the bow roller mechanism
> >forward. The Bow Roller sits right under the cable, which always bugs
> >me. I replaced the cable with a new rope, and have tried the roller
> >above the rope, but that doesn't work right. I plan to reengineer it
> >later this month. I think the roller should be above the rope but have
> >checked other baots and trailers and see them every way you can imagine.
> >Can't find any pictures either.
> >
> >Anyone out there got any great ideas?
> >
> >Ted Duke
> >WWPs19 #626
> >Mountains of Virginia
> >
> >Bill Blohm wrote:
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> >> All the talk in the Potter list has me thinking again about one
> >> mod I need to make to my trailer. It's the original one, I think,
> >> but the setup sucks. The bow stop is up in the way of the cable
> >> from the winch. I'd like to see some pictures of other trailers
> >> that might be like mine so I can see if mine has been modified or
> >> what. The bow stop and winch are on a part that unbolts to move
> >> up and down the pillar. This part is shaped like a triangle, with
> >> the base at the top, the point down. The bow stop and winch are
> >> both on the base. The bow stop gets chewed up horribly with just
> >> one launch and retrieva.
> >>
> >> Assuming the boat trailer is the original, the boats' an '88.
> >> I'm currently going through the Potter sites I know of with pictures,
> >> but those are usually focusing on the boats and on the water.
> >>
> >> Bill B.
> >> P19 #454 "Dream Catcher"
> >> Nampa, ID
> >
> >
> >