[quote=shortyfox]Dana, it will take years for that to become a problem. If you're still concerned, bedding it with silicon should do the trick. I trailer my boat backwards, the mast yoke is my "second person" that way I can step the mast by myself. Depending on your launch area it may be physically challenging to lift the sterns up high enough to get them started on the rollers when taking your boat out especially if you don't like to submerge your wheel bearings. To address this problem, I tied a block to the top of the trailer yoke so it pulls up a little and that really helps. What I do is crank it up to where the transoms are against the rollers and lift the line. You could just mount the winch higher but in some instances it might be difficult to reach up that high to crank it. The other advantage to backwards trailering is with a bridle on the rear beam, you have a really strong place to tie your winch line. Too many sailors tie to the dolphin striker when trailering frontwards which is very foolish in my opinion.[/quote]
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