Re: P-15 trailers & launching

From: Michele Sladko (michele@whidbeyisland.net)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2000 - 15:22:07 PDT


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'Cause I don't have a pulley?

M

>why don't you:
>
> back up to the usual point at the water's edge. Block the trailer
> wheels, unhook the hitch, set up your rope as usual, take up the slack
> via a pulley, unblock the trailer wheels, and release the rope through
> the pulley in a controlled manner. That way, you don't have to move the
> truck at all, but still get the same end effect.
>
> Bill B.
> P-19 #454, Dream Catcher
> Nampa, ID
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> Michele Sladko wrote:
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> > For what it's worth, I personally use the tow-rope solution.
> > My launch ramp was built for sea planes and is far to shallow
> > to get the boat in deep enough, without getting 'water up my
> > tailpipe', as was said.
> >
> > I use a nylon braided line that is 25 feet long with a bowline
> > around my truck hitch ball, and another knot around the
> > trailer behind the winch post.
> >
> > I back down to the water's edge, block the trailer wheels, unhook
> > the hitch, loop the rope over the truck, drive the truck up till the
rope
> > is tight, walk back and un-block the trailer wheels, and then back
> > the trailer down into the water. It comes out perfect, all the carpet
> > thingies the boat sits on are submerged, and my truck tires are just
> > barely touching the water, not even an inch deep.
> >
> > My only problem is the ruts and holes in this old cement ramp, sometimes
> > one trailer wheel will catch and the whole thing will pivot away from
the
> > dock. If I try it a couple times it usually works out close enough to
the
> > dock
> > for me to unhook the winch and take the boat off. The ideal thing is to
> > have someone hold my bow and stern lines and guide the trailer down
> > so it stays right next to the dock. That's a peach.
> >
> > Since I need so much distance, any metal tongue extention would be a
> > pole of about 20 feet, which seems much more a hassle than a coiled
rope.
> > I never get my feet wet, and I've used this many times. When the ramp
is
> > busy, there are many willing volunteers to guide my trailer down with
> > my dock lines, to get me on my way quickly.
> >
> > That's my 2 cents.
> >
> > Michele Sladko
> > P-15 #2254 SeaHorse
> > Oak Harbor, WA
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