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    Is it safe to weld a winch post to the coupler?

    Thanks, just recently the trailer was checked and serviced and mechanically is fine. Has a decent amount of cosmetic rust but nothing that appears to be serious. I see a lot of people with the same boat and trailer have replaced it with a post with ramp n clamp/boat buddy, are there any other...
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    Is it safe to weld a winch post to the coupler?

    Do you think its worth all that work or should I start looking for a different trailer?
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    Is it safe to weld a winch post to the coupler?

    I'm confident that this is the original trailer, but the triangle thing looks like it was added on after. Thanks for the advice, will start looking for some more gear.
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    Is it safe to weld a winch post to the coupler?

    Yeah the boat has been in dry stack storage for a long time, so we haven't run into any issues. Just trying to take it to a couple different lakes and I thought most ramps didn't allow power loading.
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    Is it safe to weld a winch post to the coupler?

    Not sure if these pictures help. What would tear the post off? It'll definitely clear both the boat and car. Would it be the force and pressure that would tear it off? Thanks
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    Is it safe to weld a winch post to the coupler?

    Im new here, our boat and trailer are from the 80s and requires to be powerloaded onto the trailer. I like the current setup because I feel it is secure but would really like a winch. In the second picture you can see where I would like to have a winch post welded on, I'm wondering if it is...
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