Boat Buddy

i am considering one of these spring loaded bow locking devices at BPS.
looks like it would make loading the boat easier especially when
fishing solo. does anyone here have experience with this or similar
product? is it a gimmick or does it work as well as they claim?

I heard they do not work well with some bow eyes. particularly cast eyes.
I have also heard that you have to get them adjusted just right to work
reliability. My ABA partner Hammer had one on his Ranger trailer. It did
not lock up very reliably. I have also heard a couple people who swear by
them


"irbfishin" wrote in message
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i am considering one of these spring loaded bow locking devices at BPS.
looks like it would make loading the boat easier especially when
fishing solo. does anyone here have experience with this or similar
product? is it a gimmick or does it work as well as they claim?

I tried one a few years ago from B.P.S. and ended up returning it. It comes
with an elongated bow eye to facilitate the spring loaded locking pin. It
does work as advertised most of the time, but when you drive on the trailer
it's a one shot deal.....if it doesn't latch perfectly the first time, it
sure is a pain in the a$$ to reset for the next attempt.... Easier to just
climb over and hook up the strap than to reset that gizmo. That's why I got
rid of mine. YMMV said Huck

"irbfishin" wrote in message: "I am considering one of these spring loaded
bow locking devices at BPS. Looks like it would make loading the boat
easier especially when fishing solo. does anyone here have experience with
this or similar product? Is it a gimmick or does it work as well as they
claim?"


I stop on the side the road the other day to assist another fellow boater
that had one of boat buddy hook up on his boat and trailer. The eyelet had
broken at the bolt. It look like the part that was still in the boat buddy
had been smashed. I though to my self he must have hit the locking
mechanism really hard to break the eyelet and never realized it until he was
on his way home and the bow of the boat wanted to lift up.

Sarge

"irbfishin" wrote in message
oups.com...
i am considering one of these spring loaded bow locking devices at BPS.
looks like it would make loading the boat easier especially when
fishing solo. does anyone here have experience with this or similar
product? is it a gimmick or does it work as well as they claim?


I have one on my trailer and it worked well. My boat centers well so it
was
pretty reliable. I beat it to death over a few years, loading hard on
poor
ramps. BTW out of the box, the hand lever could use some deburring.


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thanks for the info everybody.

Check eBay. Here is a link for you:

http://www.takeapick.com/Boat_Buddy_1T

Good Luck,
J