Myco winch stand
 

Have the boat & trailer for a year now and although the trailer pulls great the first thing I want
to update this winter is the winch stand. It's way to tall and even hasrder to crank....Where do
I shop to replace with a more modern low slung winch stand?...................thanks, Scippy
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Nice ride. By the way that's not a winch stand. That's a high rise building. Couple of options. Call MYCO for one big $$, get some pics and have a local welder make you new one, look around OSO or craigslist for one, Manning or other trailer builders or shops. Good luck

Not sure what you'll be able to do with the position of the bow eye being so high on the boat.

Also, it looks like the front V bunk is hitting the front chines, which is not good.

Looks like it needs another set of bunks. Like they would do on a stepped Hull

With some dialing in you can get your trailer set-up for much easier use and to store your boat properly. As Griff mentioned your bow eye is extremely high for some reason. If it were mine I would want bunks for the bow to support the boat correctly. MYCO will dial it in for you but will be expensive. Any good trailer builder can get it done for you. You need to do more than just lower the winch stand. Around this end of the Great Lakes we have Manning and Loadmaster trailer builders.

Agree, with the bow eye being so high you don't want to lower the winch. If its lower the bow will pulled down which increases trouble for getting the stern all the way on. Then when the boat comes out of the water the boat will st down and increase the strain on the winch assembly. Also agree need a set of bunks further forward to help

Guys, the bow eye is in the factory location but the support V is above the eye instead of below it as most are. I agree on the forward bunking being needed for support, Sorry Skippy not meaning to highjack, good luck with the search

Looks like the trailer was not made for that boat. The boat model it was made for is stamped in the winch stand somewhere. If you call myco and give them the vin they will tell you what it was made for. I bought a used myco out of state that was supposed to be for a formula and it was actually for a blackfin fishing boat. Called myco and they were not interested at all in converting it for a different boat. I had the same problem with my winch stand a cut about a foot out of it to lower the winch and it works great. The bunks stands on mine needed to be cut off and new ones were made. Jeff wurl

Contact Loadmaster Boat Trailers in Ohio:


They will sell you an adjustable 2-piece bow stand similar to the Myco style.

http://www.loadmastertrailerco.com/options2/ (scroll down)

http://loadmastertrailerco.com/image...erformance.jpg









And yes, you need to add a set of forward support bunks around the forward section of the keel. That 'stand' down there is no good. I did this two trailers ago, and it was not hard.

Just bought a trailer from Loadmaster this year. Mine is high also, and during the setup they made the point to make sure the winch should be even if not a bit higher then the bow eye.

My guess is the winch could be mounted lower and then use a roller and guide to bring the strap up higher

My suggestion is the winch should be as far forward on the trailer as possible.
1) So there is no chance the boat will ever hit it.
2) So you might not have to get your feet wet when using it.
3) So you can stand on solid ground (not the trailer) when using it.

And I also suggest that the winch be high. Why? The height of the winch will help to lift the bow of the boat when needed pending the angle of the ramp/depth of the trailer.

The only accommodation you may need to make, is the winch is not really doing anything to keep the boat ON the trailer or from moving forward with this configuration. You will need sufficient ratchet straps either vertical or aimed slightly rearward to keep the boat planted on the bow stand and keep it from sliding forward in a panic stop or worse.

Thank you all for the feedback!.......It's interesting to note the boat was never floated off the trailer, it was always strap lifted and placed in the water,..the rear bunks (port & stb.) are cut out to receive a strap through them.
I was told by Flagship marine the trailer was never submerged in water always lifted!.....Also, I have the bill of sale from Myco states custom built to match the Mistress. may explain why the resting point of that V bunk
under the front hull is high (it is adjustable and it's at it's highest point) but can't explain why there are no mid-range bunks......I'm going to send a few pics to Myco and get there take.
There are rollers on every cross member along the keel.....so dropping the V bunk down a few notches into a new set of front bunks is needed.....then I can see a new adjustable 2 piece bow stand work well.
I'll post some pics of the rear bunk cutouts and that front V bunk as well...........Thanks, Scippy

Not sure I've ever seen a MYCO V-block like the one on your winch stand before. I'm betting someone did that after it left the factory. Would suggest you get a new lower V block like Sydways suggested, or similar from MYCO, and then move the winch stand as far forward as possible.

Very sharp boat/trailer btw.

Here's a picture of that adjustable front V bunk and the square cutouts to slip a strap through for lifting in the rear bunks.
Also, where would be the best place to add the 2 new bunks to support the front of the boat?....I'm guessing, but not sure
along the front strakes where the V bunk is now?............starting from that point to the rear and for how many feet?

Here you go:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/t...ler-bunks.html

https://mycotrailers.safenetserver.c...s-Aluminum.htm

http://www.mycotrailers.com/elite-painted-steel.html

http://i.imgur.com/thE9ZJv.jpg

That is old school Myco right there. I have one I am fixing right now. Removing the Vee support at the bottom, adding a cross member and putting a 6' bunk in its place. I would try to get the bow down if you can without screwing up your rear bunks and the way the boat sits in the chine.

Then separate your winch stand and bow stop posts. Clean old trailer!

I called myco once with a vin# off a 1994 trailer. They were able to tell me everything about it from the vin. What it was made for, who it sold to new, build material etc.

looking at where the boat is at fenders and location of the eye, not much you can do without a different trailer, but you can have someone fabricate a step up platform to stand on that would help getting to the winch

It looks like the trailer crossbeams dont have much of a V in them. That explains why the boat sits on the trailer so high. Not much you can do about that. Agree with everyone about ditching the front V support and installing bunks. As far as the winch stand height goes, your pretty much stick there. Need to have the winch drum higher than the eye. What about installing an electric winch? I have a powerwinch RC30 on both of my trailers for my 24' boats and they work great. One trailer is a roller trailer with the Formula on it. the other trailer is a bunk with the Sea Ray on it. I cant put the Sea Ray trailer in too far otherwise the boat does not come up on the trailer far enough. Longer trailers are easier to load the boat on.

Here's another angle of boat on trailer..........I agree to the above comments, "There's not enough V depth in the cross members to allow the boat to "sit in" the trailer".
It's obvious to me now why she has to have a larger winch stand.................I can't see how this can be remedied ????......Yes to step up platform form...not much else?

Can you even float it on the trailer at a ramp, ?? Id say 6-7 ft. of bunk is needed to be added to the bow area

Tim at Myco is looking at the pictures I sent him and I'm more inclined now to think the trailer was built solely for the boat to be lifted off
rather than floated off, but I'll know more Monday.....I also sent him a copy of the trailer's manufactures statement of origin....funny enough
Mark McManus was the sales manager working at Cigarette at the time....he's on the document as ordering the trailer from Myco in 1982

I eliminated the old "towering" winch stand and replaced it with a more practical & stronger one. compared to the old one this is light years ahead!

looks good

Nice work Pete!