Rolling Boat Off Flat Ramp

1. Clip a long dock line to the bow eye of the boat.
2. Thread the dock line through a 2-by-3⁄8-inch pulley.
3. Fix a short dock line to the pulley and girth-hitch to the trailer axle.
4. Tie a bowline knot on the end of the dock line, 2 feet above the pulley.
5. Pull off the winch line to reach the loop and clip it through.
6. Crank the winch to pull the boat backward, off the trailer.

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