re: Winch on Hunting Boat

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My duck boat had a harbor freight winch attached to a small receiver style hitch I had made out of 2 inch square tube and welded to front deck of boat. I would get to the levee, pull winch out of dry box, slip into reciever, use jumper cables to attach to battery posts and pull over levee, then throw back in dry box. It kept winch from getting splashed all the time. Worked fine for me.

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I've known several people with similar setups and it works well. I have a 1=7/8" ball mounted on the front of mine and a winch designed to be used on a boat trailer with a bracket attached that slips over the ball...its big enough to slip over the ball and when the cable has tension on it it slides into a groove. Works like a charm to haul a 1872 riveted boat over levees and beaver dams and it also works when the truck is stuck in the mud. We have several foot tide difference off the east coast and I have used it to get back to deep water also...