[quote=ragebot]Still trying to figure out the engineering for my setup. First thing for me to consider is while I agree it is probably a great idea to raise/lower the mast with the boat on the ground that may not always be an option since sometimes you will be using a ramp to back the trailer into the water. So I would like a system that is flexible enough to raise/lower the mast with the boat on the trailer or on the ground. This seems to mean the gin pole would have to be attached to the mast or be something along the lines of what I will call a teepee system of maybe three 12 foot metal fence posts lashed at the top and put on the ground over the front of the trailer or in the alternative on the ground in front of the boat on the ground.
It also probably means that the winch (or maybe a come along) probably could not be mounted on the trailer; maybe a better place would be on an extension to the receiver for the trailer hitch. I am of two minds about using a manual winch or a come along. It is much easier to attach a come along to a solid object but I was not happy with the big jumps the come along produced lowering the mast. I am almost positive an electric winch is not a good idea since the feed back from a fouled wire might not be noticed till too late.
I am not sure a one size fits all solution to getting a boat from the trailer into the water exists; but I am gonna keep looking for one.[/quote]
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