Im lost without the PW thread!!!!

[thtrog]

I didn't think to take any pics. The Axis heater vents are in the dash now, very nice!

[dingleberry]

So what is the benefit of having a auto latching coupler? You still need to crank down the tongue to engage it, and then you still need to insert the pin and attach the chains. I imagine that it would still require the same fine adjustment of ball location to be able to latch. So all it does is save a couple seconds required to push down the latch. And it is one more mechanical device that could fail. Just seems to be a solution to a problem that didn't exist.

[thtrog]

I'll get some next time over, looked on the Boatmate site but they don't show it either.

[Fiveflat]

Then the way I have to back my boat into my shop, or more importantly hitch it up to pull it out I come in at an angle. Often I have to lower the tongue down and then jiggle the hitch so it will latch. The auto latching would become manual quickly in many folks scenario I think.

Either way, it's definitely a cool idea.
Hey ET and Dr, do you guys lower your towers every time to get your boats into your garages?

[Bruizza]

Still had trouble last week locking my legs completely which was really robbing my POP of the wake

You don't want to lock your legs completely. Think about jumping on a trampoline. You spring off it not just lock your legs and bounce off it. The wake is a trampoline. Spring off the top.

[thtrog]

Can't find it in search either, it's shaped kinda like the bow of a Epic boat

[Fiveflat]

Think about standing up off a barstool when you hit the transition.

[Fiveflat]

Can't find it in search either, it's shaped kinda like the bow of a Epic boat

That's the ugliest bow in the world. What is shaped like that?

[dingleberry]

Think about standing up off a barstool when you hit the transition.

I usually fall off the barstool.

Unfortunately, that's the same thing I do when I hit the wake.

[thtrog]

So what is the benefit of having a auto latching coupler? You still need to crank down the tongue to engage it, and then you still need to insert the pin and attach the chains. I imagine that it would still require the same fine adjustment of ball location to be able to latch. So all it does is save a couple seconds required to push down the latch. And it is one more mechanical device that could fail. Just seems to be a solution to a problem that didn't exist.

I fingered it and it seemed much more forgiving.

[thtrog]

That's the ugliest bow in the world. What is shaped like that?

the new coupler

[thtrog]

Never lower my tower Five, I have a shed that's 11' tall.

[Iwndr]

Then the way I have to back my boat into my shop, or more importantly hitch it up to pull it out I come in at an angle. Often I have to lower the tongue down and then jiggle the hitch so it will latch. The auto latching would become manual quickly in many folks scenario I think.

Either way, it's definitely a cool idea.
Hey ET and Dr, do you guys lower your towers every time to get your boats into your garages?

Yes

[dingleberry]

I fingered it and it seemed much more forgiving.

You aren't talking about the petite asian girl again, are you?

[thtrog]

Maybe I'll get to hook-up to it next week and see how well it works.