Winch Recommendation for Pontoon Boat
Published 07/08/2020
Question:
I guess anything is possible when getting the boat out of the water. To me as a manufacturer of industrial instruments, that plate and bolt should have never bent. The part should have been made out of heat treated stainless steel. Can you recommend a better winch? I do not want to put the same one that failed twice back on the trailer.
asked by: Linda W
Helpful Expert Reply:
That's a really unusual place for winch to bend/fail. I'd be willing to be the issue is that the angle of the winch's pull is not ideal. What degree is the winch pulling from relative to the winch plate direction? Parallel?
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Linda W.
7/8/2020
I guess anything is possible when getting the boat out of the water. To me as a manufacturer of industrial instruments, that plate and bolt should have never bent. The part should have been made out of heat treated stainless steel. Can you recommend a better winch? I do not want to put the same one that failed twice back on the trailer.