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  1. 10-05-2016, 11:05 AM #1
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    Ever had your boat trailer drop off the end of a boat ramp...you can easily tear the axle off the trailer if you try to pull it out....actually had a friend do this years ago on a dual axle trailer....this is a way I learned years ago to get it off....never had a chance to try it out yet but it appears it will work....it will involve getting wet and will require 2 people...

    1. With the boat in the water, run the winch strap to the back of the trailer and under the cross beam. You will get wet here.
    2. Then, pull the strap up and hook it to the eye bolt on the boat.
    3. Then, crank the winch which will use the boat as a buoy and lift the trailer vertically high enough to clear the ramp.
    4. Then, pull the trailer forward just enough to get the wheels back on the ramp. Now you return the winch strap back to a normal position and load the boat on the trailer.

    Hope I never have to try this in cold weather. Also, I realize that I am not the best sketch maker....

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    Interesting. Thanks for the tip. Hope I never have to use it too. (I have done some pretty dumb stuff, just not that... yet. )


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    Good idea.
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    PS, I think your very good at getting your point across. Thanks for the tip.
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    That's great...hope I never have to try it either. Thanks for sharing...may come in handy for someone else if it happens while I'm at the launch.
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    Tried that once myself, but the trailer was too heavy. wound up going into the 42 degree water in nothing but rubber boots and a frown with an 8 foot 2x4 to put under the axle to lift it, my fishing partner was in the truck easing forward as I pried up on the axle. Was not a happy camper that day.
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    Great idea will save someone a lot of money. I always back my trailer in at an angle when I go to a new ramp or to one after high water. This saved me once may never work again. Fell the thump not the bump!
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    Like everyone else, I hope I never have to try this, but thanks for sharing. I can see where a dual axle trailer may be too heavy, but it just might work on a single axle trailer. PS, I thought your art was good. It helped me to understand the concept.
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    Well Bruce -
    Let me tell you another "not OSHA" approved method.
    I backed my 22' bayboat dual axle off at the St James Boat Club Landing only to drop the rear wheels past ramp.
    I lowered my anchor down and hooked the rear part of the trailer. I could not pull the trailer up by hand, but....
    I looped it around a side cleat and eased the 200hp Yamaha in direction away from ramp but towards opposite side bank.
    My wife Tracy was to scared to operate truck - so another boater eased the truck and trailer forward as I pulled other direction.
    First we saw the tall guide poles come up then he was able to pull back onto ramp.
    The only thing that was missing was the statement "Hold my beer and watch this".
    Thank the Lord for watching over me.
    Another story my stepdad tore the rear axle off the trailer in rainstorm when wheels backed off. That's another story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by colemast View Post
    Well Bruce -
    Let me tell you another "not OSHA" approved method.
    I backed my 22' bayboat dual axle off at the St James Boat Club Landing only to drop the rear wheels past ramp.
    I lowered my anchor down and hooked the rear part of the trailer. I could not pull the trailer up by hand, but....
    I looped it around a side cleat and eased the 200hp Yamaha in direction away from ramp but towards opposite side bank.
    My wife Tracy as to scared to operate truck - so another boater eased the truck and trailer forward as I pulled other direction.
    First we saw the tall guide poles come up then he was able to pull back onto ramp.
    The only thing that was missing was the statement "Hold my beer and watch this".
    Thank the Lord for watching over me.
    Another story my stepdad tore the rear axle off the trailer in rainstorm when wheels backed off. That's another story.

    Shanon
    Well, hello old friend (folks, Shanon & I worked together some years back..a super nice guy).....hope you don't mind the story I told was the one you shared with me years ago.....I remember you had to tie the axle on with a rope and it held up all the way home....Hope all is well with you and the family.....we are fine here.....don't miss work at all....fish all I can....I know you are a marsh fisherman but welcome to our forum and drop in anytime.....great to hear from you....
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