Trailer winch dilemma
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Sun, 2021-04-04 17:43
Sandy took the family out on the water today and on return the boat onto the trailer the cable snapped.
Dilemma is which way do I go . Stick with the wire cable or go with the strap type or the nylon rope type.
Which way should I go , pros and cons of each would be appreciated and which one do you have
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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Silver Fox
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Dyneema
Bulletproof and easy to use. Should set you back no more than $50. Will last a lifetime, if it's good enough for round the world racing yachts then it's good enough for your Swifty.
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
Swompa
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Dyneema or Spectra double
Dyneema or Spectra double braid...it's cheaper and has a protective cover on it.
Trailcraft570
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Dyneema
Never had one fail
Faulkner Family
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Cheers guys . Where in would
Cheers guys . Where in would be the best place to get it near mandura
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Trailcraft570
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BCF
I reckon BCF would be able to sort u out
scubafish
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TRY
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/atlantic-snap-hook-rope-7.5m-x-7mm/363470.html?cgid=BCF0130#start=27
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DAVO 1
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Had blue UHMWPE winch rope
Had blue UHMWPE winch rope on my last boat.Was great did get caught in the gears a couple of times when not concentrating.Had webbing strap for 15 years on current boat works fantastic would be nice if it had a snap hook
SeperateKnob
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Go dyneema. The belt type
Go dyneema. The belt type folds over on itself constantly had it on my last boat real pita but was still better than old school wire cable
Faulkner Family
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Looks like dyneema is the
Looks like dyneema is the pick of the bunch. Have placed an order .
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together