Super User Koz Posted June 7 Super User Share Posted June 7 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. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susky River Rat Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Koz Posted June 9 Author Super User Share Posted June 9 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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