rusty.hook
Well-known member
Your winch stand and strap/rope/cable for holding down boat, PLEASE READ.
I have seen a lot of the rebuild/remods on here and would like to add my $.02 on this subject for all the “NEWBEYS”. Your winch strap or cable or rope holding the boat onto your trailer should be underneath the stop bar/plastic or rubber V-Stop, or flat 2” X 4” with carpet on it. The reason the strap/rope/cable should be underneath the stop bar is to hold the boat on the trailer in case of a sudden stop. If the strap/rope/cable is on top, the boat can come off the trailer and will be catapulted towards your truck or car. It has happened before and will happen again if the strap/rope/cable is not under the stop bar. You may have to drop your winch stand down a little to accomplish this. Please see pics of right way and wrong way below.
I have seen a lot of the rebuild/remods on here and would like to add my $.02 on this subject for all the “NEWBEYS”. Your winch strap or cable or rope holding the boat onto your trailer should be underneath the stop bar/plastic or rubber V-Stop, or flat 2” X 4” with carpet on it. The reason the strap/rope/cable should be underneath the stop bar is to hold the boat on the trailer in case of a sudden stop. If the strap/rope/cable is on top, the boat can come off the trailer and will be catapulted towards your truck or car. It has happened before and will happen again if the strap/rope/cable is not under the stop bar. You may have to drop your winch stand down a little to accomplish this. Please see pics of right way and wrong way below.