Manual Boat Winch for 7500 pounds?

It would only involve 2 water tight structural bulkheads and a series of hinges and locks or dead bolts to transfer loads.

 

This little beauty is the one for sure I want. I wrote to the company and asked a few questions, and I'm sold, but it will be the end of January or February that I buy the plans.

He said it can be built in two pieces and might even strengthen the boat to do it that way.

What kind of steel straps would he mean? I'm sold on this one. It can be built in two, so it can be trailered there in two trips on a regular trailer and stored separate or together. It has a spirit rig, closest to the crabclaw as I'm going to get, and it's a double ender. That is cool.

It weights 7000 pounds with total displacement, so the halves would be somewhere in half, 3500 pounds for a trailer about 15 to 17 feet long would do the trick. I won't need a marina for this at all. I've got room for this. One trailer will tow one end at a time to the lake, I may have exaggerated that I'm 2 or 3 miles from the river, it's 16 to where I know a dock is, but there might be one closer.

I really think this one is the best for the extra internal room. 10 feet with the beds under the front, maybe 3 feet? I'll guess. It also has leeboards, so no need for bilge keels. That should do fine with the shallow water lines. I'm happy with this. A winch for 3500 pounds is here:

http://www.discountmarinesupplies.c...N_TWO_SPEED_3700_LB_MANUAL_TRAILER_WINCH.html



Now, if I can build a wood trailer to haul it, I've got everything I asked for. I'm sure what ever trailer I can get is fine, but a wood one is workable here with no special equipment. I'll search for plans for one.

 

http://www.tjtrailers.com/store/utility-trailer-plans-12x66.html



What do you think of a 12 foot wooden topped trailer for carrying a flat bottom boat of 15 to 17 feet? Is that legal?


http://www.elamtrailers.com/order.htm



Flat Deck Trailers
Plan #FDS814 - 8'x14' flat bed w/tires under bed. (no fenders)(3500 lb single axle 14" tires Only)
Plan #FDS816 - 8'x16' flat bed w/tires under bed. (no fenders)(3500 lb single axle 14" tires Only)
Plan #FDT816 - 8'x16' flat bed w/tires under bed. (NO FENDERS)(2,000 or 3,500 lb tandem axles- 10",12",13", or 14" tires MAX)


A flat bottom boat can be hauled easily on a flat bottom trailer of any type. This 8x16 will do the trick. I'll just have to get rollers of some kind to slip under the boat, hook it up to the winch, which will pull it easily being like someone said here, I'm not pulling the whole weight of the boat because it will be on wheels. I just have to get it done now. This is good.

 

http://www.tmpmarine.com/pages/service_shop/dollies/williams_dollies.html



With the slant of the ramp for flat bottomed trailers, how would you get the tip of the boat or back of the boat without dragging it on end trying to get it on the trailer?

Trailering will not be a problem with this set up. It would be worth buying the trailer, the dollies, and maybe there is a take apart boat trailer that can go with the boat in case you are stranded at another dock, and need to pull it out of the water. All I would have to rent was the tow truck or car to pull it out, not the dolly, or boat lift, and trailer.

http://www.iboats.com/Boat_Trailer_...4447173--session_id.993257562--view_id.217572



Ok, I'm getting this right sooner or later. A cheap fix for the trailer ramp being some are only 4 dollars. That would solve the problem.

I guess you would install bow roller on the ramp.

And these on the boat trailer:

http://www.iboats.com/Tie_Down_Poly...28006950--session_id.993257562--view_id.40437