As I get older, my Autopilot 120 kayak becomes more and more of a beast to wrangle. But this week it got a lot easier.

 

I added a winch post and winch to my Malone Ecolight single kayak trailer with the bunk kit.

 

My kayak is usually stored down by my dock and seawall and when I travel I put it on my Wilderness Systems cart, haul it up to my trailer, then wrestle it onto the trailer )it’s really nose heavy), then when it’s up on the bunks I release the kayak cart.

 

With the winch today it was about the same keeping the cart attached, but with the winch I didn’t have to wrestle the kayak up onto the bunks and it took just seconds to get it up there.

 

It will obviously also be a lot easier recovering it in the water. Instead of pulling it up on the trailer with the tow rope the winch will do all the work.

 

I know this all sounds simple especially if you’re a boat owner, but I’ve always been hesitant to fish a lot away from simply because of having to wrestle with a heavy kayak. Now I wish Zi had added the winch months ago when I bought the AP 120.

You’re going to end up a boat you thought you should have bought yet! Kidding

 

When I used my Coleman scanoe it was much heavier and awkward than it looks like it should have been. I totally get anything to not have to muscle it around.  

 

 

3 hours ago, Susky River Rat said:

You’re going to end up a boat you thought you should have bought yet! Kidding

 

I think that you are probably correct on that. We'll see what the winter and next spring holds.