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This is a video by FMH demonstrating a dry retrieve of his skiff, using an electric winch with a manual extension cable. Neither his feet nor his trailer hubs come close to getting wet.
This is what my trailer setup looks like. now....Dry launch certainly has its value, but that particular example seems like it would be exceptionally hard on your keel over time. Maybe it would be better on the glass if the angler could vacate the bow prior to winching on. Hells Bay advocates against this method of launch. Of course it is situationally dependent, and always up to the owner of the boat.
How much weight is in your boat?I dream of recovering my boat without getting the axles wet. I’m not sure my Gheenoe’s ring is strong enough to handle the pull.
I almost learned that the hard way. Fortunately we were pulling the boat out and when I let go of the boat to grab the winch strap, the boat slid right down the trailer and back into the water.Silicone tent spray works really well too. Don't unhook the boat until you're backed in.
Yep, that stuff is slicker than greased owl $h1tI almost learned that the hard way. Fortunately we were pulling the boat out and when I let go of the boat to grab the winch strap, the boat slid right down the trailer and back into the water.
That’s what I’m stressin’I'll just keep on launching my boat wet, washing the trailer well when I get home and replacing parts on the rare occasion the need it. There's no way I'd subject myself to the PITA I saw in the video.
I don’t see many guides bothering with dry launching and they are probably putting in and taking out boats much more often than we are. I also find it very interesting that HB recommends against it. I would venture a guess that just having a trailer sit in a salty coastal environment does more damage than getting the hubs in water if hubs are rinsed after.That’s what I’m stressin’
There is a lot of stress on the keel at the roll over point where it meets the roller. The hull skins are thin on a cored hull and it “might” not be too good for them.I don’t see many guides bothering with dry launching and they are probably putting in and taking out boats much more often than we are. I also find it very interesting that HB recommends against it. I would venture a guess that just having a trailer sit in a salty coastal environment does more damage than getting the hubs in water if hubs are rinsed after.
Not just that, even though it took forever. That is never going to happen where you have any sort of current.I'll just keep on launching my boat wet, washing the trailer well when I get home and replacing parts on the rare occasion the need it. There's no way I'd subject myself to the PITA I saw in the video.