winching my boat

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maaknlas

Sealiner
Hi Guys i need help, i want to fit an electric winch to my boat trailer to winch the boat onto the trailer off the beach when i get to Sodwana at the end of the year. It is a 5.5m gemini duck with 2 x 60 hp mariners and full fuel tanks add another 120kg.

My question is what winch to get that will work - money is a concern always but i also do not want to get stuck with my boat lying on the beach. Is a 680kg winch strong enough - i see one is for sale on gumtree- or must i rather go big with a winch on a bakkie?

Any input will be appreciated
 
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lebaka

New member
depends where you will be using your boat if you always launching at slipways i suppose having it on your trailor is ok just remember its a bit easer to steal it when its mounted on trailor

if you ever go to moz/sodwana those type of places then rather mount it on car
 
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maaknlas

Sealiner
at slipways i am fine as i ride the boat vas onto the trailer....this will be specifically for Sodwana for my December holiday
 
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tkei

Sealiner
for a once off holiday, hand winch it. I still handwinch my 21ft butt cat. just make sure you have a decent quality hand winch. light duty electric winch no good (IMO).
 
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CraigT

New member
If you are going to hand winch use a snatch block.
In fact a snatch block with any winch is good idea.
If you do buy a winch make sure you stay with a name brand don't get caught by the cheep brands, have yet to see one last.
 
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CLS

Senior Member
I hand winch my seacat no problem, drive the trailer (break neck) as far under the boat as possible then winch the last 2 metres, 5min done and dusted ready for a cold one.
 
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maaknlas

Sealiner
CLS wrote:
I hand winch my seacat no problem, drive the trailer (break neck) as far under the boat as possible then winch the last 2 metres, 5min done and dusted ready for a cold one.
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that cold one catches me every time::S

i have a strong hand winch but i thought an electric winch would be easier off the sand, i have not had the opportunity to do that with this boat. pushing the trailer in as far as possible will definitely help(have not thought of that yet)

maybe i'll do a practice run or two to check how my hand winch holds up and the breakneck trailer works pushing it under the boat
 
 
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hamco

Senior Member
Satarabos, laai die boot op jou grasperk af en draai dit weer terug, jy kry basies die effek dat jy die sleepwa onder die boot intrek.

Hak af, lig op en laat die boot afgly.

Dit behoort ook op die sand te werk. Dit mot net nie te skuins wees dat die sleepwa met boot en al see toe gaan nie. Kyk maar rond vir 'n paar "handbrieke" aka klippe of neem vir jou hout blokke saam.

As daar rollers op jou sleepwa is, sal dit maklik gaan.

Sal jou nog die storie vertel van 'n oubaas op Kleinmond met 'n 15voet ski craft wat se elektriese wenas op die sleepwa nie sterk genoeg was nie. Die boot het taamlik skade gekry en was sedertdien nog nie weer see toe nie.
 
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maaknlas

Sealiner
mooi onthou hamco, my naam moet ek seker maar op sealine verander !,maar ek laai nie vir satara op die gras af nie, ek soek enige verskoning om te launch so 'n proeflopie sal sommer by melkbos gedoen word alhoewel die sand daar hard is en jou boot sommer gou vassuig op die nat sand. Ek moet nog by die manne uitvind hoe die beach kits werk wat hulle daar gebruik en of hulle net die trim en tilts over ride vir wanneer hulle beachlaunching doen.
 
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thika

Sealiner
tkei is reg!

Brute force en n goeie snatchblock doen die trick, veral met n duck wat lig is

Snatchblock op die neus en die hook hak jy by die winch in

As jy WIL geld spandeer sit liewers n winch en n hak op jou kar se neus...dan kan jy die kar ook winch in nood in die bos of op die strand

Benniejordaan het n goeie post gedoen op sy beaching kit...so 2 jaar terug
 
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Poensie

Member
Maaknlas,

Die manne is reg. Dit gaan nie werk nie. Sit wrywing by en 'n vrag vis ensomeer, dan gaan jy in elk geval "hand winch". Ek het dit gedoen. 'n hele paar rand spandeer net om uit te vind die "winch" het nie die krag nie. Dit is veronderstel om dubbel die boot se gewig kon trek, maar dit het nie in praktyk gewerk nie. Ek het nou 'n behoorlike wenas opgesit en nou kan ek met een hand die boot op die trailer kry en met die ander hand 'n kou enetjie geniet

Sterkte met jou besluit!
 
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BFC

Senior Member
Sterk hand winch sal daardie boot op 'n sleepwa kry . Op sodwana is daar baie Suiker boere met cruisers wat graag help .

 

vraag ? Is die sleepwa 'n vaste sleepwa of breek-nek ?
 
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