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	Name:	F1Fan -
	Subject:	Boathouse Ramp Question
	Date:	11/13/2007 8:31:47 AM

Gravity is definitely your friend in this exercise. On the way down your ramp, the bulk of the weight will be on trailer wheels, not the tongue wheel. Even if it's not, as long as the front wheel rotates easily the trailer will go straight down. Straight as in plumb, not some random direction you choose to build the ramp.

The key will be getting the top center and bottom center of your ramp as closely aligned as possible, and both on a plumb line. Think of it from an extremely steep ramp design and a winch off angle at say 30 degrees and off center by 4 feet. The trailer is going to natually track towards a line straight down from that winch no matter what. Well, unless you had some crazy guides in place.

I'd be sure just to give yourself an extra foot or so on either side of the ramp for insurance. And, eventually, a bigger boat. Speaking of that, I've always been curious how some of these setups have gotten trailers into what seems like impossible spots to reach by land.

LOL at the guide system suggestions on here........