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I have mentioned before .. but it was within someones elses thread I think ...
Anyway ...
The trailer I have for my 24ft MoBo - the winch is too low even when extended up .. to winch the boat fully onto the multi-roller trailer. The boat has no winching eye fitted into the stem.
When I lifted the boat few days ago - I used a combo of the trailer winch to foredeck main mooring point and the HIAB winch on my truck. The HIAB of course - I could set the arm height to match the same foredeck mooring point.
But its a faff and I really need to sort an eye to hook onto that is in line with the trailer winch.
I've checked out various boats for this ... watched YT vids ... talked to people ... and so many suggested ways of doing it.
The 'melting pot' of ideas has produced what I think is a workable solution ....
First I have to mention that to get to inside of stem is hampered by the freshwater filling pipe - which will need to be removed or at least moved ....
My idea is to :
1. Make stem exterior flat to accept stainless steel U plate flush ... taking care not to grind too deep.
2. Using Chopped Strand Glass-fibre filler - create a filled and flat backing inside the stem ... at least 3x the length of the stainless steel plate that will fit over the studs before the nuts.
3. Drill through stem and the backing Glass-fibre to take the U studs
4. Generous sealant applied and U fitted and pressed into place ... plate and nuts applied inside ...
I'm assuming that this will provide the spread of stress sufficiently as well as strengthen area.
Many have suggested having a V shaped metal backing to fit inside stem ... but then that means having such made to fit ...
Another version I have seen - but not common - is that of a stainless steel strip bent into a sort of R shape .. where the two legs lie either side of stem and bolted through hull ... but that seems a bit unusual and would need to be made ... and then you still have to be able to 'hook on'.
This is what I need >
Boat is approx 1.1T ... 24ft planining hull onto a multi-roller trailer ... so the eye needs to be strongly mounted ... as the boat is winched out of water up onto trailer ... not floated along it as older style trailers.
Old trailer that was too short and put excessive UPWARD stress on the car hitch >
Replaced with trailer suited the boat size and double axled :
As can be seen - this is designed not be be fully submerged - but to winch the boat up onto.
Here next photo you can see the disparity of the winch and boat winch attachment point ..
Anyway ...
The trailer I have for my 24ft MoBo - the winch is too low even when extended up .. to winch the boat fully onto the multi-roller trailer. The boat has no winching eye fitted into the stem.
When I lifted the boat few days ago - I used a combo of the trailer winch to foredeck main mooring point and the HIAB winch on my truck. The HIAB of course - I could set the arm height to match the same foredeck mooring point.
But its a faff and I really need to sort an eye to hook onto that is in line with the trailer winch.
I've checked out various boats for this ... watched YT vids ... talked to people ... and so many suggested ways of doing it.
The 'melting pot' of ideas has produced what I think is a workable solution ....
First I have to mention that to get to inside of stem is hampered by the freshwater filling pipe - which will need to be removed or at least moved ....
My idea is to :
1. Make stem exterior flat to accept stainless steel U plate flush ... taking care not to grind too deep.
2. Using Chopped Strand Glass-fibre filler - create a filled and flat backing inside the stem ... at least 3x the length of the stainless steel plate that will fit over the studs before the nuts.
3. Drill through stem and the backing Glass-fibre to take the U studs
4. Generous sealant applied and U fitted and pressed into place ... plate and nuts applied inside ...
I'm assuming that this will provide the spread of stress sufficiently as well as strengthen area.
Many have suggested having a V shaped metal backing to fit inside stem ... but then that means having such made to fit ...
Another version I have seen - but not common - is that of a stainless steel strip bent into a sort of R shape .. where the two legs lie either side of stem and bolted through hull ... but that seems a bit unusual and would need to be made ... and then you still have to be able to 'hook on'.
This is what I need >
Boat is approx 1.1T ... 24ft planining hull onto a multi-roller trailer ... so the eye needs to be strongly mounted ... as the boat is winched out of water up onto trailer ... not floated along it as older style trailers.
Old trailer that was too short and put excessive UPWARD stress on the car hitch >
Replaced with trailer suited the boat size and double axled :
As can be seen - this is designed not be be fully submerged - but to winch the boat up onto.
Here next photo you can see the disparity of the winch and boat winch attachment point ..
