On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:49:28 -0400, HK wrote:

Oh, you use your boat engine to drive the boat up onto the trailer.

Yep.

The two or three different ramp sites I've been using allow a more
gentle approach. The water is pretty deep and the ramp angle ain't bad,
so with a rope attached to the bow eye, I can physically pull the boat a
good distance onto the trailer. I then attach the winch strap and crank
the boat onto the trailer the rest of the way. Did that with the
original Yo Ho and as a result, there wasn't a mark on her bottom.

The technique differs with the Princecraft - on gentle slope ramps, I
drive it up, on steep ramps, I can pull it onto the trailer and then
winch it up.

With the Ranger, it's strictly drive on - the only time I use the
winch is to secure the boat to the trailer.

Do you have "glides" on your bunks, or do you use any sprays to increase
slipperyness?

Wax. I wax the carpet down in sunlight (the bunks are black) using
regular old bees wax or canning wax.

Do it twice a year.

With the special trailer I had for the Contender, those were rollers
and that was a piece of cake to get on and off.