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Zagato
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Winch Blanket Advice!
There is one hell of a strain on the anchor point/webbing etc when I pull the boat onto the trailer. Is a winch blanket the sort of thing I need to prevent the strap flying back if something gives way. Where are you meant to put the blanket or other devices - near the anchor point? Anyone have a good cheap source of what I need...



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You could use a blanket or even an old coat, heavy sack, placed in the mindle of the line, Smile Live Life Ti'l You Die
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We sell our own branded winch blankets on our site

They can be placed anywhere along the cable and will help to drop the cable to the ground in the event of a break

Nice launch Thumbs Up
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I have one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/winch-safety-bla..._968wt_922

It is very very very well made, arrived next day, useful pockets, and cheaper than any other winch sail

Or if you want cheaper use an old coat, put it over the cable and then zip up the coat
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Thanks....have to say even weighted I'm not sure how effective it would be, the strain on the strapping is significant. If there is nothing else known on the market I think I will rig up something that would physically hold the line down towards the trailer and move it up once or twice as the boat comes up!
Post #144773 13th May 2012 5:37pm
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No need to spend money on a winch blanket. Just wrap a thick jacket round the the rope. Job done. With that kind of winch just stand well to the side when operating it.
Post #144798 13th May 2012 7:30pm
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I would have the trailer much further into the water. Realise that means regular bearing maintenance, but would be safer and less stress on winch and boat. Rich

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richuk wrote:
I would have the trailer much further into the water.


Ditto,, Back her in a couple of extra feet Zag

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Post #144823 13th May 2012 9:25pm
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Yes get trailor into water more, let boat float onto trailor, before winching. Smile Live Life Ti'l You Die
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Looks like yo have flat webbing as your winch rope.

Webbing when it breaks tends to make a noise and will tend to break the warp threads one at a time at an increasing speed. Keep a watchful eye on edge cuts which can significantly weaken the webbing, also be wary if 'fur' appears on the surface. A common place for webbing assemblies to fail is at the edge of the stitch block so be doubly wary of abrasion or nicks in this area.

Is it possible to get a pulley block for this webbing line? If so you could double line halving the load on the line (thereby reducing possibility of it breaking) but doubling the amount of line you have to take in.


Brendan
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Fit a mesh guard to the trailer 130's have feeling's as well you know Smile
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I could have backed the trailer in a few more inches but it's designed specifically so you don't have to get the wheels/hubs wet, clever design but makes it bloody heavy at 1000KG and long. The previous owner took out a petrol pump with it Rolling Eyes

I have some heavy elastic line which I can thread through a bit of pipe to stop it catching on the strap then hook both ends down to the trailer without much strain... I thought there would be something for off-road winching but I suppose there is nothing to hook it down to unless you maybe hooked it sideways with a ground anchor of some sort...It's the advantage of using an electric winch with a remote of course... Could look into that, it's what the previous owner used!

Tim not guilty, but the pontoon wasn't like that when we arrived Confused 30 Drascombe boats came on the rally, not a bad turn out for a miserable, cold, wet few days of sailing.
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Personally I would put tow bar on the front bumper, or 2" receiver, and then use winch attached to the defender.

Andy
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Unfortunately the winch would be too low... shame though! The angle of pull would be too low plus it would obstruct the pivoting bed and front post which is necessary to hold the boat in position. It's designed to have a hand or electric winch fixed to this post at the right height as with other trailers. Previous owner used an electric winch on this post and had long leads with crocodile clips to his battery, not a great set up. Hand winch will be fine with the strapping held mid way Thumbs Up
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First thing I would do Zag is get rid of that webbing and replace it with Dynema, you never see cranes using webbing.

I would also consider replacing that winch, I have witnessed some horrors with those things coming physically apart under load, they may be rated at 2 or 3 ton but I would never trust one with anything bigger than a 8' tender.

On my boat trailer I have a small electric super winch from David Bowyer, with a 15' long remote that allows me to stand well clear of the winch line. Richard

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