On the level...should be doable for one person.

Good to hear that a single person should be able to use a
manual-powered trailer dolly to move a boat.

My driveway slopes to the back, so not only is it hard to get the
boat started (especially if it's been sitting for a while), but you could
lose control backing it down. If you are reasonably strong, I'd try
the manual model at a fraction of the price.

Actually the area where I want to park the boat is also slightly
slopping down (just a little bit). I will make sure I put the
wheel-stop-block in the intended location ahead of time -- just in
case.

I am wondering if there is a device to trigger the brake in the trailer
without having the towing vehicle attached to the trailer. Then I can
hit the "brake" button on that device in case the trailer started
gaining momentum and I cannot stop it (and I put the wheel-stop-block
in the wrong place). Any idea?

Jay Chan

On 8 Nov 2005 08:41:19 -0800, wrote:

On the level...should be doable for one person.

Good to hear that a single person should be able to use a
manual-powered trailer dolly to move a boat.

My driveway slopes to the back, so not only is it hard to get the
boat started (especially if it's been sitting for a while), but you could
lose control backing it down. If you are reasonably strong, I'd try
the manual model at a fraction of the price.

Actually the area where I want to park the boat is also slightly
slopping down (just a little bit). I will make sure I put the
wheel-stop-block in the intended location ahead of time -- just in
case.

I am wondering if there is a device to trigger the brake in the trailer
without having the towing vehicle attached to the trailer. Then I can
hit the "brake" button on that device in case the trailer started
gaining momentum and I cannot stop it (and I put the wheel-stop-block
in the wrong place). Any idea?

Jay Chan

Use a tether. Tie a rope to the trailer and wrap the free end around a tree.
Leave it loose as you back the trailer up by hand, but keep the loose end close
at hand. If the trailer starts to get away from you, just pull on the loose end
to tighten the rope around the tree.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

Use a tether. Tie a rope to the trailer and wrap the free end around a tree.
Leave it loose as you back the trailer up by hand, but keep the loose end close
at hand. If the trailer starts to get away from you, just pull on the loose end
to tighten the rope around the tree.

This sounds like a practical idea. I don't have a tree nearby. But I
can pound a metal bar into the ground as an anchor point and wrap a
rope onto it. Nevertheless, the device that I am asking about probably
is easier to use.

Jay Chan

On 8 Nov 2005 12:23:17 -0800, wrote:

Use a tether. Tie a rope to the trailer and wrap the free end around a tree.
Leave it loose as you back the trailer up by hand, but keep the loose end close
at hand. If the trailer starts to get away from you, just pull on the loose end
to tighten the rope around the tree.

This sounds like a practical idea. I don't have a tree nearby. But I
can pound a metal bar into the ground as an anchor point and wrap a
rope onto it. Nevertheless, the device that I am asking about probably
is easier to use.

Jay Chan

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

John H. wrote:

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.


That's a good idea about attaching a line to the boat trailer, run
through your trailer hitch and back to you in case boat builds up too
much speed. I had the wife down behind the boat and one of the wheels
of my trailer dolly was actually up in the air as I struggled to
maintain control. If it had gotten away I'd probably need a new boat
and a new wife.

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:29:44 GMT, Don White wrote:

John H. wrote:

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.


That's a good idea about attaching a line to the boat trailer, run
through your trailer hitch and back to you in case boat builds up too
much speed. I had the wife down behind the boat and one of the wheels
of my trailer dolly was actually up in the air as I struggled to
maintain control. If it had gotten away I'd probably need a new boat
and a new wife.

Glad nothing happened to the boat!

Oh...or the wife.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.

Good tip! The truck will almost certainly be nearby when I need to
man-handle the boat/trailer into its parking space. This means I
should have no problem wrapping a rope around the tow-hitch-ball in the
truck.

Thanks.

Jay Chan

wrote:


Good tip! The truck will almost certainly be nearby when I need to
man-handle the boat/trailer into its parking space. This means I
should have no problem wrapping a rope around the tow-hitch-ball in the
truck.

Thanks.

Jay Chan


Might slip off/over the ball..I'd run the line through the metal loups
where your safety chains pass.

Might slip off/over the ball..I'd run the line through the metal loups
where your safety chains pass.

This makes sense.

Again. Thanks for your continuous help in boating issue.

Jay Chan