If the winch has a steel cable, and most do, it won't have recoil. Steel
cables don't have any give to speak of.

Mount it on a post. They are generally waterproof but keeping it out of the
elements is not a bad idea. Get a plastic kitchen garbage can and put that
over the pole and winch when you are not using it.

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Well stated, Rick. Steep bank with a right angle at top - the trailer
is shot - underpowered car - and it's my land so I don't have to move
the boat more than a few feet about high tide.

I read somewhere that all of these winches are waterproof even though
they are not all advertised that way. Anybody know anything about
that?

Do these things generally have a remote so that you don't have to
stand in the line of fire of a recoiling cable?

Don, I like the idea of a pulley system. I will give that a try - at
least as a backup system.

Thanks,
mrmac