I tried 3/4 in water to about 1/2 way out.I bought a 3200 lb capacity 2 speed hand crank super winch to pull her in dry.
Every landing can be a little different, so unless you are always using the same landing, a reference point on the trailer doesn'ÂÂt do much good. Once you get near the water when backing down the ramp at an unfamiliar landing, let about a foot or 2 of slack out on the winch strap, but leave it attached to the boat. When you back into the water and the slack comes out and the strap gets taut, thats the perfect trailer depth. Note the water line on the trailer, and back in to that same depth when putting the boat back on (after backing in deep enough to get the bunks wet)
Every landing can be a little different, so unless you are always using the same landing, a reference point on the trailer doesn'ÂÂt do much good. Once you get near the water when backing down the ramp at an unfamiliar landing, let about a foot or 2 of slack out on the winch strap, but leave it attached to the boat. When you back into the water and the slack comes out and the strap gets taut, thats the perfect trailer depth. Note the water line on the trailer, and back in to that same depth when putting the boat back on (after backing in deep enough to get the bunks wet)
I can't wrap my head around this. Isn't the line going to go taut at whatever length of slack you let out? or let out too much slack and the boat just floats and the line never gets taut? Are you saying 1-2' feet of slack is the magic # for determining proper depth or can this work with other lengths? Sorry, I'm lost.
Ok, thanks. I'm a dunker too and the 5-6 different ramps I normally use, my point of reference works. Maybe I just need to get out more…LOL.Yes, the line will get taut at any length, but if you put 8' of slack in the line and the boat slides back early by accident, well you guess what happens. 1-2' of slack is the perfect length to determine trailer depth for boat retrieval.
You can always back in further to make the unload easier, just take note of the trailer depth when the slack goes out of the winch line.
Every landing can be a little different, so unless you are always using the same landing, a reference point on the trailer doesn't do much good. Once you get near the water when backing down the ramp at an unfamiliar landing, let about a foot or 2 of slack out on the winch strap, but leave it attached to the boat. When you back into the water and the slack comes out and the strap gets taut, thats the perfect trailer depth. Note the water line on the trailer, and back in to that same depth when putting the boat back on (after backing in deep enough to get the bunks wet)
Every landing can be a little different, so unless you are always using the same landing, a reference point on the trailer doesn'ÂÂt do much good. Once you get near the water when backing down the ramp at an unfamiliar landing, let about a foot or 2 of slack out on the winch strap, but leave it attached to the boat. When you back into the water and the slack comes out and the strap gets taut, thats the perfect trailer depth. Note the water line on the trailer, and back in to that same depth when putting the boat back on (after backing in deep enough to get the bunks wet)