Dan, I also launch in salt water. I use a little bearing grease, the same stuff I use for the bearing buddies. Sailboat winch grease also works. I grease the extension pins too, so they are easier to insert and remove.The grease makes the extension a little harder to hold onto when lifting or lowering so you need to be careful not to drop it on your foot! I use leather work gloves for the job and keep my feet apart just in case. Best, Ron Casino M15, "Spirit" ________________________________ From: Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 9:40 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Pacific Trailer extension Yup. That is the extension I am talking about. OK, what lubricant do you use? I typically launch in salt water, so everything gets rather funky... Daniel On 7/9/2012 9:38 AM, judy casino wrote:
Hi Dan,
I have a 2007 M15 with the Pacific trailer that contains the long, heavy tongue extension that slides into the trailer tongue. I remove it to fit the boat comfortably in the garage. I generally launch at deep-sloped ramps, and so have not had to use the extension in its extended position often. However, it is nice to know you can launch at a shallow ramp without drowning the tow vehicle.
A little lubricant makes the extension slide more easily so that you can line up the holes without a lot of back and forth.
To make attachment and detachment easier on my back, I keep the extension on a small furniture dolly with castor wheels. That allows me to roll the extension to where I need it to be. Then all I need to do is lift it for insertion or lower it on the dolly after removal.
It's not a perfect solution, but it works for me.
Ron Casino M15, "Spirit"
________________________________ From: Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 9:16 AM Subject: M_Boats: Pacific Trailer extension Montypals:
I have a newer Pacific trailer for my older M15 (Thanks, Bob Becker!). I tend not to use the trailer extension because the thing weighs a ton, and seems to be really hard to deal with. Anybody got any suggestions on how to get that extension in and out without killing myself, and lining the holes up easily??
Daniel Rich M#208 Kestrel