Boat/Trailer Latches

Been toying with the options of getting one of those latches that makes it easier for single handed launch and retrieve.

most times i go out its not too hard though find its getting a bit of a pain climbing thru the screen to secure the boat then go back to turn the engine off and lift it up then get back out the boat and drive the car away,

i know theres a few brands and styles out there so what would people recommend.

also remembering my boat is 6.7m


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how about you dont drive

Sat, 2010-01-09 18:15

how about you dont drive onto the trailer and use the winch ya lazy bugger :)

then your just out of the boat once and you get exersise :)

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How about this

Sat, 2010-01-09 18:41

http://www.boatlatch.com/
If you get one and it works let me know I'd like one.

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Cool

Sat, 2010-01-09 19:22

I think you should get one fishy!!

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Probably will

Sat, 2010-01-09 19:26

Mako can be the guinea pig as they are about $300, but wiil get one before exie anyway!....especialy with the old blokes I take fishing!

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Only good for ramps where

Sat, 2010-01-09 20:32

Only good for ramps where you can drive on ,have heard they work ,would be no good for tandibidi,as water is to shallow.

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the old way then

Sat, 2010-01-09 20:52

Yeah then we have to revert the old way which in my case aint that bad I have a power winch which pulls the boat on the trailer in about 15 seconds.

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Best thing ever

Sat, 2010-01-09 21:36

I got one on mine and it makes self retrieval a breeze. 60 seconds from drive on to tow away

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I can not see how it would

Sat, 2010-01-09 21:59

I can not see how it would work all the time as when i drive my boat on it never goes in the same spot to latch on

sometimes i put my trailer in the water a littile deeper so wouldnt you need to get it spot on everytime ?

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Hi Mighty Mouse. Just a quick comment to your boat drive on.

Mon, 2010-01-25 16:17

If your trailer is in the water too far you will have trouble loading or unloading your boat because it is not supported by the rollers or skids. If the rollers are not set up properly ( 9 out of 10 are not ) the boat is trying to climb up rollers on one side only to fall down on the other side, so it is trying to go up the trailer zig zag. Wich post nuts are screwed down unevenly.  Look from the tow bar down the centreline of the trailer and  make sure they line up. Most of this is on our web site

  www.boatlatch.com   Hope this is some help .  Geoff.

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MM's boat has a trailer with

Mon, 2010-01-25 16:58

MM's boat has a trailer with bunks, not rollers, as many of the american boats makers prefer.

I know with Alfred's boat which is a 19' US boat and on a bunked trailer can be a little freaky going onto the trailer, but usually lines up fine by the time its at the post.

Roller trailers really suffer if you put them too far into the water, its best to usually have the end rollers only a little into the water, of they can't help line up the hull.

Bigger boats and bunks, it seems the more they're in the water the better, but my exp stops at 19'.

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Perhaps it doesn't work so

Sat, 2010-01-09 22:13

Perhaps it doesn't work so well with trailers with bunks instead of centering rollers?

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Maybe PM Ozzy as well

Sat, 2010-01-09 22:17

pretty sure he had one on his stabi.

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If you get one Mako let us

Sat, 2010-01-09 22:26

If you get one Mako let us know because i would like to get one aswell

Sick of always asking someone to latch it up

not that its hard  but you always need 2 ppl

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so you finally took some

Sat, 2010-01-09 23:01

so you finally took some advice on the latch. i have seen them in action and they work great

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They do work

Sun, 2010-01-10 06:29

We have fitted around 7 of these and they do work, fitting two at the moment.

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might give you guys a buzz

Sun, 2010-01-10 10:42

might give you guys a buzz this week, need to have a chat about the trim tabs anyway

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Ok that's It

Sun, 2010-01-10 06:47

I'm getting one.

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what do they cost does

Sun, 2010-01-10 08:40

what do they cost

does anyone have a picture of one to post on fishwrecked ?

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The ones posted above

Sun, 2010-01-10 08:42

399 pluss fitting and postage

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Goto my earlier link

Sun, 2010-01-10 09:48

all the pictures you want

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You can buy them locally

Sun, 2010-01-10 09:47

and fit them yourself.

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There are at least a 3

Sun, 2010-01-10 11:53

There are at least a 3 different types, so have a look into each of them.

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Had one on my old boat and they are the best. Makes life so easy

Thu, 2010-02-04 13:03

I had on on my previous boat. They are a god send. Makes life so much easier. For launching and retrieval. Only reason haven't gotten one on new boat is that I haven't fitted it yet.

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yeah I can vouch for boat

Thu, 2010-02-04 14:09

yeah I can vouch for boat latch. Had one on a 6m half cab and also used them on other peoples boats. If you're a "drive on/off" type of guy they save heaps of time and hassle.