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I've been meaning to put up this thread in hope that others with bad backs or no mates can get out fishing even when the slipway or beach is difficult. If you have any questions please post away, it works for me, I guarantee it works. First off you need a reasonable trailer, it doesn't matter if it has bunks or not. Your eye of your boat needs to be sound, your trailer must always be attached to your vehicle. The keel rollers of the trailer should be of solid construction (not those soft rubber ones) you can get these for around £12.00"each (I've still,got the rubber ones and it still works ok. Lets start with money, under £200.00 for the lot. First off is power, I use one of these that I bought from Machine Mart, the great thing is you can also use it on you boat to keep. Your phones etc charged, ( big lights are also no problem as it has a ciggarette type plug in as well as a tire pump ( also can act as a live bait aerator ! Next the winch, you can get this type from eBay , you can get them in various sizes, each can have different gauge of cable . Note you need the wireless remote control sort ( these are also supplied with the manual plug in switch. Show with wireless connection I keep the battery pack and control system on the tailgate of the truck, note that your winch is NOT waterproof! As you see from the third picture there is a snatch block, when launching you need to release the winch in to free mode, this attaches under the boat to a secure point to the furthest point on your trailer . You will now be able to launch your boat at the push of a button ( make sure the engine is fully tilted up ) To retrieve simply attach the hook,used in picture to your boat and press the button ! I'm just playing about with the trailer to allow me to get the boat launched and recovered from a flat beach or mud, you will need to try this against your own craft due to,the shape of your hull, I'm sure you get idea. Sorry : I have no idea why the last picky keep going upside down !