Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

K. Smith wrote:
Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have,


It's amazing, considering your obvious continued abuse of restricted
substances, how you keep earning these five day releases from
incarceration, Ms. Smith.

How's that imaginary diesel outboard motor manufacturing facility you
don't have?

Got any advice on trailer winching?

Not trailer wenching, which I'll bet you do know, eh?

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"K. Smith" wrote in message
...

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have, not your latest manufactured lie
about the Parker nor the "lobster" boat you claim & you most certainly
didn't launch anything "on your own", the real owners of the Parker
would never ever allow that, not even regular paying charter customers.
You just make these stories up once & a while to try & pretend you're a
boater, to cover for your political lying spam.

Oh well I guess your boat lies are tame compared to your loony left
political lies, Harry the liar of the left.

Here's some of your previous lies, pasted in your own words of course,
about boats & a BS story you made up about your father in your sad
attempts to pretend you're something you're not, & what you are is well
below a turd on a stick.


Harry's own words;

"Have you ever sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii? I have.
Have you ever rounded Cape Horn? I have, twice.
Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have.
Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have.
Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have.
Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat
under your command? I have."

OR

"My father and his chief mechanic once crossed the Atlantic in
winter in a 22'boat powered by twin outboards. Yes, it is possible,
even the fuel. Got a "fireboat" welcome in NYC."




Krause recently claimed his wife was a doctor and working towards a
PhD....he said he calls her doctor-doctor. When challenged, he backed down
on the claim.

I made a $10,000 bet with Krause that he did not own a custom made 36 foot
lobster boat. I offered to fly down at my own expense. He turned down the
bet.

Don't forget his previous claim of owning a Hatteras...yet he was found to
be a liar on this claim also.

He has a history of having to fabricate stories about his life for some
strange reason. All lies. His real life must be pretty darn boring.

How sad it is for him to have to wake up each morning and realizing he has
to go through another day living the nightmare life of Harry Krause.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have, not your latest manufactured lie
about the Parker nor the "lobster" boat you claim & you most certainly
didn't launch anything "on your own", the real owners of the Parker
would never ever allow that, not even regular paying charter customers.
You just make these stories up once & a while to try & pretend you're a
boater, to cover for your political lying spam.

Oh well I guess your boat lies are tame compared to your loony left
political lies, Harry the liar of the left.

Here's some of your previous lies, pasted in your own words of course,
about boats & a BS story you made up about your father in your sad
attempts to pretend you're something you're not, & what you are is well
below a turd on a stick.


Harry's own words;

"Have you ever sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii? I have.
Have you ever rounded Cape Horn? I have, twice.
Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have.
Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have.
Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have.
Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat
under your command? I have."

OR

"My father and his chief mechanic once crossed the Atlantic in
winter in a 22'boat powered by twin outboards. Yes, it is possible,
even the fuel. Got a "fireboat" welcome in NYC."



Harry Krause wrote:
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead" electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

jim-- wrote:
"K. Smith" wrote in message
...

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have, not your latest manufactured lie
about the Parker nor the "lobster" boat you claim & you most certainly
didn't launch anything "on your own", the real owners of the Parker
would never ever allow that, not even regular paying charter customers.
You just make these stories up once & a while to try & pretend you're a
boater, to cover for your political lying spam.

Oh well I guess your boat lies are tame compared to your loony left
political lies, Harry the liar of the left.

Here's some of your previous lies, pasted in your own words of course,
about boats & a BS story you made up about your father in your sad
attempts to pretend you're something you're not, & what you are is well
below a turd on a stick.


Harry's own words;

"Have you ever sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii? I have.
Have you ever rounded Cape Horn? I have, twice.
Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have.
Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have.
Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have.
Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat
under your command? I have."

OR

"My father and his chief mechanic once crossed the Atlantic in
winter in a 22'boat powered by twin outboards. Yes, it is possible,
even the fuel. Got a "fireboat" welcome in NYC."





Krause recently claimed his wife was a doctor and working towards a
PhD....he said he calls her doctor-doctor. When challenged, he backed down
on the claim.

I made a $10,000 bet with Krause that he did not own a custom made 36 foot
lobster boat. I offered to fly down at my own expense. He turned down the
bet.

Don't forget his previous claim of owning a Hatteras...yet he was found to
be a liar on this claim also.

He has a history of having to fabricate stories about his life for some
strange reason. All lies. His real life must be pretty darn boring.

How sad it is for him to have to wake up each morning and realizing he has
to go through another day living the nightmare life of Harry Krause.



Yep Jim he sure is a sad little grub, although I say he has a mental
problem (I reckon he's appropriated his therapist to create the "wife"
lies, probably court ordered therapist of course:-)) so is sorta not
responsible. However as for his little groupies like asskisser etc that
tag along lapping happily from his sewer of lies??? they really are the
simpletons.

Ah I do love the smell of roasting liar in the morning, garnished with
simpletons:-)

K

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

My 24 ft I/O cuddy weighs almost as much and has the same issues
although I don't store it on the trailer most of the time. It's my
sense of things that if you have access to a good deep water ramp, a
winch is not really needed. The key is backing the trailer to exactly
the right depth. My technique is to first back the trailer to a depth
where the boat will stay put on the bunks and allow the bow cable to
be attached. If you then back a little deeper, the boat should winch
on with almost no effort. You can put depth markers on your guide
tubes to show both levels although this will vary somewhat depending
on ramp steepness.
================================================== =

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:45:50 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead" electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Wayne.B wrote:

My 24 ft I/O cuddy weighs almost as much and has the same issues
although I don't store it on the trailer most of the time. It's my
sense of things that if you have access to a good deep water ramp, a
winch is not really needed. The key is backing the trailer to exactly
the right depth. My technique is to first back the trailer to a depth
where the boat will stay put on the bunks and allow the bow cable to
be attached. If you then back a little deeper, the boat should winch
on with almost no effort. You can put depth markers on your guide
tubes to show both levels although this will vary somewhat depending
on ramp steepness.
================================================== =

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:45:50 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.


Thanks. Yes, I back the trailer down into the water to where a cross
brace traverses the front of the "A-frame" and at this point, the stern
of the boat floats and I can then push it off the trailer. For
retrieval, I probably should back the trailer down a few more inches and
see what happens. I really hadn't tried to do this alone before, because
of the size and weight of the boat, and its windage. But it wasn't too
bad. I am not a fan of "powering" the boat onto the trailer, since that
puts a hell of a strain on the trailer bunks and uprights.

One of the guys on a fishing board suggested I make sure I am in "low"
gear when winding up the winch, and you know, that never occurred to
me...I do have a two-speed winch, and I've never tried "low."

Fortunately, the ramp I am using is pretty decent, and there always are
bunches of guys around to lend a hand or at least to giggle, although
everyone really is very helpful.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

JohnH wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:21:56 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:

My 24 ft I/O cuddy weighs almost as much and has the same issues
although I don't store it on the trailer most of the time. It's my
sense of things that if you have access to a good deep water ramp, a
winch is not really needed. The key is backing the trailer to exactly
the right depth. My technique is to first back the trailer to a depth
where the boat will stay put on the bunks and allow the bow cable to
be attached. If you then back a little deeper, the boat should winch
on with almost no effort. You can put depth markers on your guide
tubes to show both levels although this will vary somewhat depending
on ramp steepness.
================================================== =

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:45:50 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.


Thanks. Yes, I back the trailer down into the water to where a cross
brace traverses the front of the "A-frame" and at this point, the stern
of the boat floats and I can then push it off the trailer. For
retrieval, I probably should back the trailer down a few more inches and
see what happens. I really hadn't tried to do this alone before, because
of the size and weight of the boat, and its windage. But it wasn't too
bad. I am not a fan of "powering" the boat onto the trailer, since that
puts a hell of a strain on the trailer bunks and uprights.

One of the guys on a fishing board suggested I make sure I am in "low"
gear when winding up the winch, and you know, that never occurred to
me...I do have a two-speed winch, and I've never tried "low."

Fortunately, the ramp I am using is pretty decent, and there always are
bunches of guys around to lend a hand or at least to giggle, although
everyone really is very helpful.

Use low range. I'd take two feet of hand winching and be happy with it. If
winching the boat two feet is wearing you out, then you need more exercise.


John H


If it does wear me out, I'll be sure to let you know, John.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:21:56 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
One of the guys on a fishing board suggested I make sure I am in "low"
gear when winding up the winch, and you know, that never occurred to
me...I do have a two-speed winch, and I've never tried "low."

=================================

It works but on my trailer low gear is like watching grass grow.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:21:56 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
One of the guys on a fishing board suggested I make sure I am in "low"
gear when winding up the winch, and you know, that never occurred to
me...I do have a two-speed winch, and I've never tried "low."

=================================

It works but on my trailer low gear is like watching grass grow.


I'm sure you are correct. If it is too slow, and the guys waiting for
the ramp complain, I'll suggest they hop in the water behind the boat
and push!

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Thanks. Yes, I back the trailer down into the water to where a cross
brace traverses the front of the "A-frame" and at this point, the stern
of the boat floats and I can then push it off the trailer. For
retrieval, I probably should back the trailer down a few more inches and
see what happens

For retrieving, there is a trade-off between getting the boat aligned on the bunks
(trailer higher out of the water) and not having much to winch up (trailer lower in
the water). It is difficult to get this perfect the first time, especially since
it's also affected by the ramp's pitch.

... I am not a fan of "powering" the boat onto the trailer, since that
puts a hell of a strain on the trailer bunks and uprights.

And the transom, and tends to suck dirt into the impeller, and erodes the bank under
the ramp... this last point is why "power loading" is against the rules at many
ramps. But a lot of people do it anyway.


One of the guys on a fishing board suggested I make sure I am in "low"
gear when winding up the winch, and you know, that never occurred to
me...I do have a two-speed winch, and I've never tried "low."

???



JohnH wrote:
Use low range. I'd take two feet of hand winching and be happy with it. If
winching the boat two feet is wearing you out, then you need more exercise.

Agreed. Two feet ought not be a problem.

Fair Skies
Doug King

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Harry,

My brother-in-law has an electric for his 26 world cat... believe me, VERY
helpful! I an not sure of the brand, but as for wiring, he has it tied into
the plug for the trailer lights so it runs off of the battery in the truck.
That's the most advantageous way to handle the power.

Now, as for rain tolerance, he keeps the thing in his shop, so I can't help
you there!

J

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead" electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Megalodon wrote:
Harry,

My brother-in-law has an electric for his 26 world cat... believe me, VERY
helpful! I an not sure of the brand, but as for wiring, he has it tied into
the plug for the trailer lights so it runs off of the battery in the truck.
That's the most advantageous way to handle the power.

I've going to try the "low" range on my manual winch first. Surely your
brother in law is running some heavy wire up to the battery from that
plug in the back, no? Gotta be a lot of current draw. Thanks!

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)

J

"jim--" wrote in message
...

"K. Smith" wrote in message
...

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have, not your latest manufactured lie
about the Parker nor the "lobster" boat you claim & you most certainly
didn't launch anything "on your own", the real owners of the Parker
would never ever allow that, not even regular paying charter customers.
You just make these stories up once & a while to try & pretend you're a
boater, to cover for your political lying spam.

Oh well I guess your boat lies are tame compared to your loony left
political lies, Harry the liar of the left.

Here's some of your previous lies, pasted in your own words of course,
about boats & a BS story you made up about your father in your sad
attempts to pretend you're something you're not, & what you are is well
below a turd on a stick.


Harry's own words;

"Have you ever sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii? I have.
Have you ever rounded Cape Horn? I have, twice.
Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have.
Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have.
Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have.
Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat
under your command? I have."

OR

"My father and his chief mechanic once crossed the Atlantic in
winter in a 22'boat powered by twin outboards. Yes, it is possible,
even the fuel. Got a "fireboat" welcome in NYC."




Krause recently claimed his wife was a doctor and working towards a
PhD....he said he calls her doctor-doctor. When challenged, he backed
down
on the claim.

I made a $10,000 bet with Krause that he did not own a custom made 36 foot
lobster boat. I offered to fly down at my own expense. He turned down
the
bet.

Don't forget his previous claim of owning a Hatteras...yet he was found to
be a liar on this claim also.

He has a history of having to fabricate stories about his life for some
strange reason. All lies. His real life must be pretty darn boring.

How sad it is for him to have to wake up each morning and realizing he has
to go through another day living the nightmare life of Harry Krause.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

That's why wiching the thing is wearing you out, Harrry. You're manhandling
the thing.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Wayne.B wrote:

One of the guys on a fishing board suggested I make sure I am in "low"
gear when winding up the winch, and you know, that never occurred to
me...I do have a two-speed winch, and I've never tried "low."

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.

BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Oh yeah, he increased wiring to an 8 guage to handle the extra load. He
spliced it in at first with the lights and the winch just kinda laughed at
him. Of course, he had to re-wire a new plug for the thing.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:
Harry,

My brother-in-law has an electric for his 26 world cat... believe me,
VERY
helpful! I an not sure of the brand, but as for wiring, he has it tied
into
the plug for the trailer lights so it runs off of the battery in the
truck.
That's the most advantageous way to handle the power.

I've going to try the "low" range on my manual winch first. Surely your
brother in law is running some heavy wire up to the battery from that
plug in the back, no? Gotta be a lot of current draw. Thanks!

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

He invites it and enjoys it in a sick way.


"Megalodon" wrote in message
ink.net...
Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)

J

"jim--" wrote in message
...

"K. Smith" wrote in message
...

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have, not your latest manufactured lie
about the Parker nor the "lobster" boat you claim & you most certainly
didn't launch anything "on your own", the real owners of the Parker
would never ever allow that, not even regular paying charter
customers.
You just make these stories up once & a while to try & pretend you're
a
boater, to cover for your political lying spam.

Oh well I guess your boat lies are tame compared to your loony left
political lies, Harry the liar of the left.

Here's some of your previous lies, pasted in your own words of course,
about boats & a BS story you made up about your father in your sad
attempts to pretend you're something you're not, & what you are is
well
below a turd on a stick.


Harry's own words;

"Have you ever sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii? I have.
Have you ever rounded Cape Horn? I have, twice.
Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have.
Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have.
Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have.
Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat
under your command? I have."

OR

"My father and his chief mechanic once crossed the Atlantic in
winter in a 22'boat powered by twin outboards. Yes, it is possible,
even the fuel. Got a "fireboat" welcome in NYC."




Krause recently claimed his wife was a doctor and working towards a
PhD....he said he calls her doctor-doctor. When challenged, he backed
down
on the claim.

I made a $10,000 bet with Krause that he did not own a custom made 36
foot
lobster boat. I offered to fly down at my own expense. He turned down
the
bet.

Don't forget his previous claim of owning a Hatteras...yet he was found
to
be a liar on this claim also.

He has a history of having to fabricate stories about his life for some
strange reason. All lies. His real life must be pretty darn boring.

How sad it is for him to have to wake up each morning and realizing he
has
to go through another day living the nightmare life of Harry Krause.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead" electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is in the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100 miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is in the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100 miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time. Unlike your boat and the rest of your life, eh?

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Bowgus wrote:

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead" electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.




I don't like powerloading the boat on the trailer.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is in
the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100
miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time.

Yep, we believe you. lol

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is in
the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100
miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time.

Yep, we believe you. lol




It doesn't matter what you or the rest of the pond scum believe,
dicklicker, since all of you together have about as much significance as
a release of intestinal gas in a men's room.

How's your wife, Dennis?

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old
Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with
that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on
my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.


Here is the scenario:

Megalodon takes Harry up on the offer.

He arrives only to have Harry say: "Oh gee, sorry, but the boat is
in
the
shop. I would have called you but lost your number."

Megalodon says: "That's OK. Can I at least see the boat?"

Harry stumbles and says "Sorry, it was taken to a specialty shop 100
miles
from here. But you can see my (friends) 25 footer."

Nice try Krause.



Sorry, dicklicker, but my boats are always in tip-top shape, are
maintained locally (very locally) and are unlikely to both be down at
the same time.

Yep, we believe you. lol




It doesn't matter what you or the rest of the pond scum believe,
dicklicker, since all of you together have about as much significance as
a release of intestinal gas in a men's room.

How's your wife, Dennis?

She is doing fine. Thanks for asking.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Well ... that's how all the big boys around here do it. Bob just backs the
4x4 truck and trailer into the creek and Ted just powers his twin engine 30
footer onto the bunk, revs it a few times for effect, ups the outdrives, and
away they go. Give it a try sometime ... it is remarkably easy to do.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Bowgus wrote:

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval
of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The
boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat
pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead"
electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.




I don't like powerloading the boat on the trailer.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Bowgus" wrote in message
e.rogers.com...
Well ... that's how all the big boys around here do it. Bob just backs the
4x4 truck and trailer into the creek and Ted just powers his twin engine
30
footer onto the bunk, revs it a few times for effect, ups the outdrives,
and
away they go. Give it a try sometime ... it is remarkably easy to do.


Krause is not a big boy. This is probably his first experience in
trailering his friends boat. Beginner advice for him would most likely be
in order.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Bowgus wrote:
Well ... that's how all the big boys around here do it. Bob just backs the
4x4 truck and trailer into the creek and Ted just powers his twin engine 30
footer onto the bunk, revs it a few times for effect, ups the outdrives, and
away they go. Give it a try sometime ... it is remarkably easy to do.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Bowgus wrote:

First make sure the trailer is level side to side on the ramp, then just
power the boat up onto the trailer ... too easy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, just for the hell of it, I did a solo launch and retrieval
of
our Parker 25. The launch was easy, as I was using a deep ramp. The
boat
just floated free of the trailer, so I tied it off and parked the tow
vehicle and trailer.

The retrieval was more complicated, but I was able to do it. I'm
wondering, though, whether it would be simpler to buy and install an
electric trailer winch with the capacity to pull the boat up into
position on the trailer. It's a bunk trailer, and, simply by tugging
hard on a line attached to the bow deck chock, I can get the boat
pretty
much up on the trailer. I winch it up the remaining two feet using a
hand winch, and, while I can do it, it takes considerable effort. The
winch is sized properly for the boat...but it is a large, heavy boat.

Installing an electric winch on my trailer is not difficult. Where do
you put the battery, though? And...how long do these electric winches
last? I always see guys at the boat ramp struggling with "dead"
electric
winches...do they burn out in a hurry? Does rain shorten their lives?

Advice? Brand recommendation? We're talking a 3-1/2 ton boat/motor/fuel
and gear load here, I'd guess.




I don't like powerloading the boat on the trailer.



Sheesh. Doing that puts extra strain on the trailer, and also tends to
tear up the bottom of the launch ramp. Powerloading is not the way most
trailerboaters at the three ramps on the Bay I frequent. And it was
frowned upon at the NE Florida ramps I used.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Next time I'm in NY I'll give you a ring... I'll be happy to buy the bait.
:) What part of NY are we talking about... do I need Bally-hoo or worms?

Cool about the Meg teeth. Any chance of rummaging one out for me?

J

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.

BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

You two give me a reason to check this thread...


"jim--" wrote in message
...

Yep, we believe you. lol




It doesn't matter what you or the rest of the pond scum believe,
dicklicker, since all of you together have about as much significance as
a release of intestinal gas in a men's room.

How's your wife, Dennis?

She is doing fine. Thanks for asking.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Megalodon wrote:
Next time I'm in NY I'll give you a ring... I'll be happy to buy the bait.
:) What part of NY are we talking about... do I need Bally-hoo or worms?

Cool about the Meg teeth. Any chance of rummaging one out for me?

J

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Megalodon wrote:

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft
with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that
kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)



If you're in my area, get in touch and I'll take you out fishing on my
imaginary boat. You can buy the bait.

BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.



I'm in Maryland, not NY. On Chesapeake Bay. Sure...I can dig you out a
tooth. Send me a mailing address; the "pied" email address that appears
in my headers is real.

Check out this web site:

http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/calvert/calv_meg.htm


The area under discussion includes a beach I frequently land at for
swimming...and fossil hunting.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

It's amazing, considering your obvious continued abuse of restricted
substances, how you keep earning these five day releases from
incarceration, Ms. Smith.

How's that imaginary diesel outboard motor manufacturing facility you
don't have?

Got any advice on trailer winching?

Not trailer wenching, which I'll bet you do know, eh?


He he...where would a 'lady' practice that occupation...truck stops?

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Don White wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

It's amazing, considering your obvious continued abuse of restricted
substances, how you keep earning these five day releases from
incarceration, Ms. Smith.

How's that imaginary diesel outboard motor manufacturing facility you
don't have?

Got any advice on trailer winching?

Not trailer wenching, which I'll bet you do know, eh?


He he...where would a 'lady' practice that occupation...truck stops?



Indeed, and in her youth, about sixty years ago, she probably was being
pumped at truck stops...for chump change.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in
BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.

probably Ms Smith's overbite when she was hungry for some action on her last
visit to the US 60 or so years ago.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Don White wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in
BTW, there are megalodon teeth in a cliff within frisbee distance of my
location.

probably Ms Smith's overbite when she was hungry for some action on her last
visit to the US 60 or so years ago.




She got past homeland insecurity, eh?

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Also Sprach K. Smith :

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

Karen, he was looking for advice on a winch, not advice from a wench.

Dan

--
The early bird gets the leftover coffee from the night before

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

Marshall Banana wrote:

Also Sprach K. Smith :

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

Karen, he was looking for advice on a winch, not advice from a wench.

Dan



Indeed. In fact, yesterday afternoon I drove down to the boat yard to
look over the winch, and, sure enough, it was indeed a two-speed model,
and, sure enough, I had never used "low," or even noticed there was a
"low."

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"K. Smith" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:
He invites it and enjoys it in a sick way.

One of his standard ploys is to "invite" to meet, but it never happens
because then he'll be exposed as the liar he is. The closest he's ever
got in this NG is stalking the female members, but they of course were
unaware till he boasted of his criminal behaviour.

He can't even make his solo launch lie sound plausible, because he
actually thinks you "winch" a boat that size up onto the trailer.

I suppose he'll need to watch more closely at the ramps, till he can
fabricate a believable lie, by seeing how the real boat owners do it.

Here's another of his lies, a list of the boats he's owned:-) since then
he's added an optimax powered runabout & currently still claims to own a
36ft custom designed "lobster" boat with 500hp+ Cummins & the Parker
26:-) He's such a liar it really is a mental illness.

His own posts are pasted of course, he demands nothing less:-)

Here are some:

"Hatteras 43' sportfish
Swan 41' racing/cruising sloop
Morgan 33
O'Day 30
Cruisers, Inc., Mackinac 22
Century Coronado
Bill Luders 16, as sweet a sailboat as ever caught a breeze.
Century 19' wood lapstrake with side wheel steering
Cruisers, Inc. 18' and 16' wood lapstrakes
Wolverines. Molded plywood. Gorgeous. Several. 14,15,17
footers with various Evinrudes
Lighting class sailboat
Botved Coronet with twin 50 hp Evinrudes. Interesting boat.
Aristocraft (a piece of junk...13', fast, held together with
spit)
Alcort Sunfish
Ancarrow Marine Aquiflyer.
22' footer with two Caddy Crusaders. Guaranteed 60 mph. In the late
1950's.
Skimmar brand skiff
Arkansas Traveler fiberglass bowrider (I think it was a
bowrider)
Dyer Dhow
Su-Mark round bilge runabout, fiberglass
Penn Yan runabouts. Wood.
Old Town wood and canvas canoe
Old Town sailing canoe...different than above canoe"

He's just a lying piece of crap.

K

Add Lyman to that list. I recall him talking about owning one.

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jim-- wrote:
He invites it and enjoys it in a sick way.

One of his standard ploys is to "invite" to meet, but it never happens
because then he'll be exposed as the liar he is. The closest he's ever
got in this NG is stalking the female members, but they of course were
unaware till he boasted of his criminal behaviour.

He can't even make his solo launch lie sound plausible, because he
actually thinks you "winch" a boat that size up onto the trailer.

I suppose he'll need to watch more closely at the ramps, till he can
fabricate a believable lie, by seeing how the real boat owners do it.

Here's another of his lies, a list of the boats he's owned:-) since then
he's added an optimax powered runabout & currently still claims to own a
36ft custom designed "lobster" boat with 500hp+ Cummins & the Parker
26:-) He's such a liar it really is a mental illness.

His own posts are pasted of course, he demands nothing less:-)

Here are some:

"Hatteras 43' sportfish
Swan 41' racing/cruising sloop
Morgan 33
O'Day 30
Cruisers, Inc., Mackinac 22
Century Coronado
Bill Luders 16, as sweet a sailboat as ever caught a breeze.
Century 19' wood lapstrake with side wheel steering
Cruisers, Inc. 18' and 16' wood lapstrakes
Wolverines. Molded plywood. Gorgeous. Several. 14,15,17
footers with various Evinrudes
Lighting class sailboat
Botved Coronet with twin 50 hp Evinrudes. Interesting boat.
Aristocraft (a piece of junk...13', fast, held together with
spit)
Alcort Sunfish
Ancarrow Marine Aquiflyer.
22' footer with two Caddy Crusaders. Guaranteed 60 mph. In the late 1950's.
Skimmar brand skiff
Arkansas Traveler fiberglass bowrider (I think it was a
bowrider)
Dyer Dhow
Su-Mark round bilge runabout, fiberglass
Penn Yan runabouts. Wood.
Old Town wood and canvas canoe
Old Town sailing canoe...different than above canoe"

He's just a lying piece of crap.

K




"Megalodon" wrote in message
ink.net...

Okay for the record everbody my boat is a 17' thirty year old Lucraft with
an 85 hp Johnson. It's hard to pretend to have a real boat with that kind
of reality, so you guys just keep chewing on poor Harry. :)

J

"jim--" wrote in message
...

"K. Smith" wrote in message
...

Just another of your lies hey Harry???

You don't own a boat & never have, not your latest manufactured lie
about the Parker nor the "lobster" boat you claim & you most certainly
didn't launch anything "on your own", the real owners of the Parker
would never ever allow that, not even regular paying charter

customers.

You just make these stories up once & a while to try & pretend you're

a

boater, to cover for your political lying spam.

Oh well I guess your boat lies are tame compared to your loony left
political lies, Harry the liar of the left.

Here's some of your previous lies, pasted in your own words of course,
about boats & a BS story you made up about your father in your sad
attempts to pretend you're something you're not, & what you are is

well

below a turd on a stick.


Harry's own words;

"Have you ever sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii? I have.
Have you ever rounded Cape Horn? I have, twice.
Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have.
Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have.
Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have.
Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat
under your command? I have."

OR

"My father and his chief mechanic once crossed the Atlantic in
winter in a 22'boat powered by twin outboards. Yes, it is possible,
even the fuel. Got a "fireboat" welcome in NYC."




Krause recently claimed his wife was a doctor and working towards a
PhD....he said he calls her doctor-doctor. When challenged, he backed

down

on the claim.

I made a $10,000 bet with Krause that he did not own a custom made 36

foot

lobster boat. I offered to fly down at my own expense. He turned down

the

bet.

Don't forget his previous claim of owning a Hatteras...yet he was found

to

be a liar on this claim also.

He has a history of having to fabricate stories about his life for some
strange reason. All lies. His real life must be pretty darn boring.

How sad it is for him to have to wake up each morning and realizing he

has

to go through another day living the nightmare life of Harry Krause.

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K. Smith wrote:

jim-- wrote:
He invites it and enjoys it in a sick way.

One of his standard ploys is to "invite" to meet, but it never happens


Obviously, your daily ECT isn't enough.

Advice sought on electric trailer winches...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...


Indeed, and in her youth, about sixty years ago, she probably was being
pumped at truck stops...for chump change.



I keep getting these images of Karen hanging with the characters from the
Mad Max movies....and I don't mean Mel Gibson.