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Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
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Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
On 6/5/2013 2:53 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:33:31 -0400, iBoaterer wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 06:51:46 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: This thing would be eco friendly and should last a lifetime. http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ472874840 I move my boat around with the golf cart That'll work! I move my around the back with my lawn tractor. That is how I mow under the boat (pull it out with the lawn tractor, mow and push it back). Talking to Tim this morning.. He suggested one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...result?q=winch mounted to the front of the trailer. Run a cable to your boat battery or outlet. Hook the other end where ever you want to go... |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
Actually, the only real tricky time is first time out in the spring, as I winter the boat up on blocks way back in front of my shed. It narrows up down there thanks to a fence and a stairway to my rear deck....giving a 'thread the needle' effect.
Sure wouldn't want to scratch the Highlander. |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
On 6/5/2013 3:25 PM, True North wrote:
Actually, the only real tricky time is first time out in the spring, as I winter the boat up on blocks way back in front of my shed. It narrows up down there thanks to a fence and a stairway to my rear deck....giving a 'thread the needle' effect. Sure wouldn't want to scratch the Highlander. No need to be intimidated by a fence or a stairway. Move em, dummy. |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
On 6/5/2013 3:16 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/5/2013 2:53 PM, wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:33:31 -0400, iBoaterer wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 06:51:46 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: This thing would be eco friendly and should last a lifetime. http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ472874840 I move my boat around with the golf cart That'll work! I move my around the back with my lawn tractor. That is how I mow under the boat (pull it out with the lawn tractor, mow and push it back). Talking to Tim this morning.. He suggested one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...result?q=winch mounted to the front of the trailer. Run a cable to your boat battery or outlet. Hook the other end where ever you want to go... Got one of them mounted on my golf cart. |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
On 6/5/2013 1:22 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/5/2013 1:05 PM, Hank© wrote: On 6/5/2013 11:09 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/5/2013 10:37 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 6/5/13 9:51 AM, True North wrote: This thing would be eco friendly and should last a lifetime. http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ472874840 I dunno. Even if you bolted it someone to a concrete driveway, "winding" a boat up the driveway on its trailer might pull it loose. Did that thing say 500 dollars! Holy crap!... Screw everybody. If I had a boat I couldn't move safely myself I would probably spend the grand and get an electric mover... or: 1, Buy a cheap used rototiller and pull the blade off, have a friend weld or bolt a ball on it... 2, Get a cheap automotive winch from harbor freight and mount it in the garage or on a post or similar near where you need the boat to be... With all due respect, after a long day on the water the last thing you want to do is "walk" or push a heavy boat up the driveway... It's not a heavy boat. Heavy is relative... My boat is not heavy either but I can't pull it around the yard myself... "I can't" you say? I was certain you could if you really wanted to. Maybe I was wrong. |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
In article om, hank57
@socialworker.net says... On 6/5/2013 3:25 PM, True North wrote: Actually, the only real tricky time is first time out in the spring, as I winter the boat up on blocks way back in front of my shed. It narrows up down there thanks to a fence and a stairway to my rear deck....giving a 'thread the needle' effect. Sure wouldn't want to scratch the Highlander. No need to be intimidated by a fence or a stairway. Move em, dummy. Gee, John just whined about Don's alleged name calling, I wonder if he'll admonish you as well? I'd bet not. |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
In article om, hank57
@socialworker.net says... On 6/5/2013 3:16 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/5/2013 2:53 PM, wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:33:31 -0400, iBoaterer wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 06:51:46 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: This thing would be eco friendly and should last a lifetime. http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ472874840 I move my boat around with the golf cart That'll work! I move my around the back with my lawn tractor. That is how I mow under the boat (pull it out with the lawn tractor, mow and push it back). Talking to Tim this morning.. He suggested one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...result?q=winch mounted to the front of the trailer. Run a cable to your boat battery or outlet. Hook the other end where ever you want to go... Got one of them mounted on my golf cart. To drag your golf cart around? |
Solution for pulling boat in driveway?
On 6/5/13 4:16 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article om, hank57 @socialworker.net says... On 6/5/2013 3:25 PM, True North wrote: Actually, the only real tricky time is first time out in the spring, as I winter the boat up on blocks way back in front of my shed. It narrows up down there thanks to a fence and a stairway to my rear deck....giving a 'thread the needle' effect. Sure wouldn't want to scratch the Highlander. No need to be intimidated by a fence or a stairway. Move em, dummy. Gee, John just whined about Don's alleged name calling, I wonder if he'll admonish you as well? I'd bet not. Some posters here are interested in eliminating the snarliness and name-calling and others, such as FlaJim/Hank, are not. |
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