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Retrieve a 14' jonboat ; extended trailer tongue
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackdogxx" data-source="post: 280102" data-attributes="member: 9731"><p>Here is how I solved it if others have a small car and a shallow ramp angle .... which means you need a longer trailer tongue and are willing to make an extension that collapses inside the main square trailer tube.... </p><p>I added 5' of length for only at the launch and retrieve... not towing on the road. It works well. To keep a walkway out to the boat winch for a retrieve I made a 5' board platform with a pair of L brackets on the underside. The bracket pairs fit over the trailer main section in front of the winch post and over the collapsible extension near the coupler/ball. </p><p>The L brackets have 3 holes in them and so I clamp the brackets to the tongue with a bolt/wing nut so that the board is raised over the water a bit. </p><p></p><p>After retrieve, I put the board on the boat, collapse the tongue extension and secure the boat and drive home. Total cost for the extension and board project is about 25-35 dollars, maybe. Use available scrap wood, bolts,etc. and bought the tongue extension for $10 at a steel yard as an offcut 6' long (use 1' to ensure it is solid inside the original trailer main square tube.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackdogxx, post: 280102, member: 9731"] Here is how I solved it if others have a small car and a shallow ramp angle .... which means you need a longer trailer tongue and are willing to make an extension that collapses inside the main square trailer tube.... I added 5' of length for only at the launch and retrieve... not towing on the road. It works well. To keep a walkway out to the boat winch for a retrieve I made a 5' board platform with a pair of L brackets on the underside. The bracket pairs fit over the trailer main section in front of the winch post and over the collapsible extension near the coupler/ball. The L brackets have 3 holes in them and so I clamp the brackets to the tongue with a bolt/wing nut so that the board is raised over the water a bit. After retrieve, I put the board on the boat, collapse the tongue extension and secure the boat and drive home. Total cost for the extension and board project is about 25-35 dollars, maybe. Use available scrap wood, bolts,etc. and bought the tongue extension for $10 at a steel yard as an offcut 6' long (use 1' to ensure it is solid inside the original trailer main square tube. [/QUOTE]
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