dburne
New Member
Well we had another great day on the water today, boat is running really great now that the batteries are wired up properly lol.
But the day was not totally without issue, I must be living wrong or something.
Anyway at the end of the day, we were loading the boat up on the trailer, and noticed the winch was not locking down when I cranked it.
Got to looking, and the locking mechanism, appears to be a machined aluminum part, the part that locks into the gears on the trailer winch, was broken off. Also there was a coiled wire in there that was broke as well.
So needless to say, I could not winch the front of the boat down to the trailer tightly properly. It was on there good, we had the safety chain attached, and the rear straps hooked on the boat/trailer and tight.
So I knew I should make it home safely with the boat - which I did, but I sure noticed in the rear view mirror the nose of the boat bumping up and down slightly whenever we would hit a bump.
Asking for advice on getting this part replaced/installed. We bought the boat new in Feb of last year ( it is a 2013 model year ), and it has a Shoreland'r trailer. Should I just contact the dealer and have him get the part? I need that locking mechanism and the wire coil that goes in it. Something I should be able to replace easily enough, or will I need to get the dealer to install?
I know usually when I load the boat and winch it tight, I usually really winch it good and tight, perhaps I have been winching it too tight over the time I have had it...
Thanks for any advice,
But the day was not totally without issue, I must be living wrong or something.
Anyway at the end of the day, we were loading the boat up on the trailer, and noticed the winch was not locking down when I cranked it.
Got to looking, and the locking mechanism, appears to be a machined aluminum part, the part that locks into the gears on the trailer winch, was broken off. Also there was a coiled wire in there that was broke as well.
So needless to say, I could not winch the front of the boat down to the trailer tightly properly. It was on there good, we had the safety chain attached, and the rear straps hooked on the boat/trailer and tight.
So I knew I should make it home safely with the boat - which I did, but I sure noticed in the rear view mirror the nose of the boat bumping up and down slightly whenever we would hit a bump.
Asking for advice on getting this part replaced/installed. We bought the boat new in Feb of last year ( it is a 2013 model year ), and it has a Shoreland'r trailer. Should I just contact the dealer and have him get the part? I need that locking mechanism and the wire coil that goes in it. Something I should be able to replace easily enough, or will I need to get the dealer to install?
I know usually when I load the boat and winch it tight, I usually really winch it good and tight, perhaps I have been winching it too tight over the time I have had it...
Thanks for any advice,