Drotto boat latch

[Jigaman]

My old boat was on a bunk trailer and I never had an issue either loading or unloading by myself. My current boat is on a roller trailer and I have nothing but troubles loading/unloading by myself. The bow eye is so low on my boat (1850 Tyee) that I cannot reach it to hook up the winch strap by leaning over the bow. A few weeks ago I bought the Drotto boat latch which is made in SD and installed it on my trailer (took about 10 minutes). Loading/unloading by myself is a breeze now! I cant say enough good things about this product. Wish I would have bought it years ago. below is the link. I would post a video if I knew how...

http://www.drottoproducts.com/

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btw, I am in no way affiliated with this company. Just very impressed and happy with the product.

 

[defiant1]

My old boat was on a bunk trailer and I never had an issue either loading or unloading by myself. My current boat is on a roller trailer and I have nothing but troubles loading/unloading by myself. The bow eye is so low on my boat (1850 Tyee) that I cannot reach it to hook up the winch strap by leaning over the bow. A few weeks ago I bought the Drotto boat latch which is made in SD and installed it on my trailer (took about 10 minutes). Loading/unloading by myself is a breeze now! I cant say enough good things about this product. Wish I would have bought it years ago. below is the link. I would post a video if I knew how...

http://www.drottoproducts.com/

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btw, I am in no way affiliated with this company. Just very impressed and happy with the product.

Would you have found the Drotto latch useful with your previous bunk trailer?

d1

 

[gone_fishing]

A buddy of mine has one of these on his boat's roller trailer. Pretty slick!

 

[Jigaman]

Would you have found the Drotto latch useful with your previous bunk trailer?

d1

Yes but not near as much as the roller. I know someone who has one on a bunk trailer with a 1850 reata and he really likes it.

 

[DerHornen]

Be sure to back partially down the ramp before you unhook your winch and safety chain from the nose hook. You want to be on a slope so that in case the Drotto isn't properly latched the boat will roll out of it while it's still hooked up to the winch/chain.

I have one and I was very happy with it until an unfortunate incident.......a little gunshy about it now.

 

[Bfishn]

Ill be honest, after watching the video i don't see the point. Maybe it would help when loading by yourself, but other than that it looks pointless.

 

[guywhofishes]

Ill be honest, after watching the video i don't see the point. Maybe it would help when loading by yourself, but other than that it looks pointless.

if you can reach the latch/crank from inside the boat then I agree

 

[DerHornen]

if you can reach the latch/crank from inside the boat then I agree

That's the key thing. With my boat it worked fine if I walked in the water to hook/unhook, not good at all standing on the trailer and trying to reach it. Too far of a reach in an awkward position, seemed like an accident waiting to happen. Even with the mishap I mentioned before I think I'm better off hurting the boat than falling in cold water and potentially hitting something on the way.

 

[Jigaman]

Be sure to back partially down the ramp before you unhook your winch and safety chain from the nose hook. You want to be on a slope so that in case the Drotto isn't properly latched the boat will roll out of it while it's still hooked up to the winch/chain.

I have one and I was very happy with it until an unfortunate incident.......a little gunshy about it now.

When launching, I back into the water just far enough so boat is in water but I can go unhooks chain and winch without getting feet wet. After I load the boat, I pull out of the water just enough to hook up chain and winch with out getting wet. You can also look underneath the mechanism and visually see if the jaws are closed.