Trailer Wench???

[kaneboats]

You can order the adapter from Boatmate.

Check your loading procedure!!!!
Why are you needing to replace the winch, ever?
Do you winch the boat up on the trailer? Try driving the boaton the trailer. I do this and only need to tighten the winch about 3 inches each time.

Some areas of the country it's not allowed to power load at the ramps. And some of them don't have a good angle to get the trailer deep enough. This can be tough on a winch and strap.

[ian ashton]

You can order the adapter from Boatmate.

Check your loading procedure!!!!
Why are you needing to replace the winch, ever?
Do you winch the boat up on the trailer? Try driving the boaton the trailer. I do this and only need to tighten the winch about 3 inches each time.

Thats exactly what I was thinking!

[sandm]

fyi, adapter from boatmate is over $80. they don't stock it, don't make it, but can order it, presumably from the same people that everyone else is getting it from. boatmate doesn't stock it since it's not made by fulton. I would suspect that they are trying to avoid any sort of liability issue if it should damage the trailer.
looks like smoothwatersports and chucktronics are the 2 so far that carry it.

[ian ashton]

Some areas of the country it's not allowed to power load at the ramps. And some of them don't have a good angle to get the trailer deep enough. This can be tough on a winch and strap.

I soak the bunks, pull forward so that the front edge is emerging from the water, coast the boat up till it stops on the bunks, latch, and crank. I don't power load, mostly because I'm affraid something will go wrong and the boat will plow into the tow vehicle, lol.

[brain_rinse]

I never really considered the adapter I guess. I was planning to just cut off the old plate, hit it with some paint, then bolt the new Fulton in the same place.

[sandm]

it'll never look good if you do that. the new fulton plate for the f2 really needs to be welded on. seems that the plates should run in the $35 range. I can't get a buddy to come over for much less than that with a welder, not to mention grinder time/paint time and this way looks somewhat factory

[brain_rinse]

Somewhere I saw a Fulton bolted on with U bolts, same way the spare tire mounts get put on. But now that you mention it that does seem a little dicey to mount it that way.

[Razzman]

The last one I saw flush bolted to the stock mount and had threaded holes for the Fulton. Best looking setup so far and no welding neccessary.

Here's a pic.

[Razzman]

Then there's this; http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_500wt_1182

[Ian Brantford]

Morgan, how long is the strap in your current winch? The original strap on mine was 10'. When it wore out and ripped, I could only find a 20' replacement quickly. Due to the increased radius when it's almost winched in, it's much harder to get that last foot or so done. The winch is under far more load than with the original, shorter strap. I found a 15' model on-line somewhere and will order it.