Thread: Trailer SetUp ?
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Old 12-01-2015, 10:33 AM
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I disagree with raising the winch. Looking at where the hook is located on the bow eye, I think that there is already a bit of weight of the bow being supported by the winch bracket and is probably why it is bent. When I look at the angle that the strap goes into the winch, I would guess that it has been shortened a good deal and by adding the proper length of strap,it would tend to get the hook off of the roller. If the bracket was straightened and moved up, then yeah the strap could go below the roller.f
I don't know how the bow is supported, but maybe it can be adjusted to line up better with the winch. It looks like the Jack handle right under the winch could be a knuckle buster.
I think Bw's winch lines up very well, but it's a little different setup.
Just my two cents from a person who hasn't had a winch on a boat trailer since 1974.
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