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Take the strain out of loading and unloading your boat with this electric winch, featuring a power-in switch and a freewheel-out clutch. This DC-powered winch is designed for boats up to 4,000 lbs and includes a wiring harness for easy installation.
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Specs:
A common ratio for determining your winch load capacity is 2:1. For example, a 2,000-lb boat would require a 1,100-lb winch. There are extenuating factors, however, that will determine the appropriate winch size for your purposes.
The ratio can be stretched to 3:1 in instances when the trailer in use has high-quality rollers and is most commonly used on ramps where boats float most of the way onto the trailer.
In contrast, using a boat trailer that has wooden bunks, lacks self-alignment capabilities, and is most commonly used on ramps where the boat must be winched most of the way onto the trailer reduces the ratio to 1:1.
Note that pontoon trailers and other special designs require special consideration when determining winch capacity.
| Percent Incline | Multiply By |
|---|---|
| Level Surface | 10.0 |
| 5 (3 degrees)) | 6.67 |
| 10 (6 degrees)) | 5.02 |
| 20 (11 degrees)) | 3.40 |
| 30 (17 degrees)) | 2.61 |
| 50 (26 degrees)) | 1.86 |
| 70 (35 degrees)) | 1.53 |
| 100 (45 degrees)) | 1.29 |
To calculate your winch's rolling load capacity - the amount of weight it can pull up an incline - you must multiply the winch capacity by a factor determined by the degree of the incline.
The multiplication factor shown includes a 10 percent rolling friction factor. Note: A 5 percent - or 3 degree - incline is a 1/2' rise in 10'. Follow the chart to determine your winch's rolling load capacity.
All Dutton-Lainson StrongArm electric winches are built for multipurpose hauling and pulling operations. They are not to be used as hoists for lifting, supporting or transporting people, or for handling loads over areas where people could be present.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (129 Customer Reviews)
Take the strain out of loading and unloading your boat with this electric winch, featuring a power-in switch and a freewheel-out clutch. This DC-powered winch is designed for boats up to 4,000 lbs and includes a wiring harness for easy installation.
Put this winch on my Ranger 620 boat trailer a year ago and love it! Haven't had a single problem and it helps trailering when I fish alone. I ran power and ground from my truck battery to a back bumper plug, and have a separate removable cable (shown in pic) to connect truck plug to the winch plug. Grounding to the truck didn't work for me. I have another spare cable and plug rolled up and attached to my trolling motor battery for when my buddies drive. Winch prevents power loading and drawing sand into the motor. DL24055 adapter plate was needed and I put a coupler lock up through the middle of the winch to prevent theft and I bought a cover (shown in pic) to keep the rain out. etrailer sales and support are absolutely fabulous! They helped me figure all this out.
I love the winch for the strap is a great upgrade than the power winch with metal cable which would rust, wire strands would break off, and cut your hands, and the cable would not retrieve back on winch even. The cons I see is the strap has become dried out after use on the end at the hook and it wants to double over on same area. Another concern I have is you have to tighten the clutch knob very hard when retrieving in or it will back off and free spin back out. Just have to wait and see if this becomes a problem in the future.
Works great, fit my trail weight boat trailer, with a 24 foot pontoon
I am a 77 year old man and having to hand winch my small sailboat up on a shore ramp that I have. It was getting to be a bit much, so I decided to look into a 12volt winch. The Dl25200 fit the bill, works great. I have a 12volt battery next to it and a 10 , watt solar charger to keep the battery up, I hope. Time will tell. The service at etrailer was great, good price and fast shipping. Thanks
Absolutely a great product I have used before. The trailer is a great company to deal with.
Great experience.
They provided prompt service and gave me some valuable input about winch operation.
Michael
8/15/2023
Works well, thank you.
I installed this winch as a replacement for the standard winch on my Magic Tilt trailer for my 21ft. SeaFox. I replaced the winch so that my wife would not have to hand crank when helping me load the boat. I only wish I'd done it sooner! It works like a charm, the install was simple and it has held up well. I keep the winch covered with a tarp to keep the rain off of it and I'm sure that has helped. The SeaFox weighs about 3000# plus the weight of the motor, fuel and whatever other junk we've got onboard. If you are looking for a good electric winch to make your life easier, I recommend this one.
Michael H.
5/1/2019
After a year of use, we are still very pleased with our purchase and would still recommend this winch.
This has been a great purchase. As I get older it is becoming more difficult to load my boa. This has made using my boat much easier.
Frank H.
5/11/2023
GREAT
This winch has performed great! I wish I would have put this on a long time ago. I'm pulling a 18' aluminium boat on the trailer when power loading is not an option.
Only thing to consider is your path for the wires. I started out following the wiring harness from the back of the truck and ran out of wire. I had to follow the frame on the opposite side for the shortest run. This works fine.
Agian, I sure wish I would have put this on years ago!
I use this to load my boat. Works great. Easily pulls my 16' Alumacraft boat the full length of the trailer. I also like that this winch uses a strap instead of a cable.
One suggestion is to make sure the black clutch knob stays engaged during operation. Also, order the wiring plug cover. It is not listed but available.
Installation on the trailer was straight forward. Running the wiring from the battery to the rear of the truck, and doing a nice job was a little tough.
The winch has worked as advertised , and loads my 18 ft boat without any problems. But having to plug the power cord in at the bottom of the boat ramp is an additional step to get used to.
Beware! Read the specs carefully. We have a 3,900lb boat and a 32 roller trailer. On an average incline boat ramp the winch can barely pull the boat up. The last 3 ft or so the winch cuts out.
Their rating are based on something like a 6 ft pull.
1,500 lbs pull.
Previously we had a Powerwinch brand 4 k winch that pulled our boat out fine. Tree fell on it so we needed a replacement .
The next size up in DL is a 9,000lb winch
We thought that was overkill. Turns out that was probably what we needed. It has a 3,000 lb pull rating. If you take your boats to different launches you know they can vary a lot on the incline. Wouldn’t be fun being at a busy ramp and your whimpy winch couldn’t pull your boat on the trailer. Very disappointed in this winch.
Another $300 boat anchor.
This is a game changer for my husband who has a bad back. Makes loading the boat on the trailer so much easier! Works like a charm!
Julie M.
3/22/2021
Wonderful! Husband hated the idea until he hooked it up. Now he wont use anything else.
winch worked great easy to install on my boat trailer but the cable provided was to short
Richard
7/25/2021
so far so good would like to have option to purchase male and female plug in connectors like the ones included with the winch
Boy what a difference this product makes, should have had one years ago. Easy to install and works great (no more hand cranking the boat onto the trailer). I would recommend this winch. Top it off with the great customer service at etrailer.
I haven't installed this part yet but I have to say the service was REALLY fast. I ordered it on Tuesday and it was here Thursday. That's great service, after I install the winch I'll write another review. I'm sure there will be no problems with the equipment.
William
6/17/2019
the mounting holes dont quite line up with the crank holes so I had to drill new ones to make it fit the trailor. also the cables should be longer to reach all the way to the full size truck battery. other than that it works fine
Good quality, works fine although it grunts a bit on the last couple of feet. I appreciate the use of a pretty universal power connector. Changes of or additional vehicles made so much easier. Like the strap rather than wire rope.
Purchased a strong arm electric winch to get our boat out of the water. Should have purchased it at least 20 years ago. It sure works great and makes loading the boat so simple and hassle free. Great for us older folks.
Great product, used it every day for a week on a 19' glass boat/roller trailer. Used a lawnmower sized deep cycle battery mounted on the tongue in a box. The battery has many more pulls left in it without a charge. Increasingly, boat landings in WI are no power load. This is much safer and easy on the body.
This winch works great on my Lund boat with. 60 hp Mercury. I can now easily load my boat onto the trailer even with arthritic shoulders. Takes a little longer, but oh so much nicer on my arms!
I am totally pleased with everything about the winch and etrailers service. Read the instructions as you need to loosen tension on the spool when you store for a long period of time. It is easy to release after you do this, but it is easier to avoid by following instructions.
I just used it for the second time on my 19 ft Lund boat works great! Could not believe it bolted to the same bolt holes of easy load trailer crank wrench.
Wow! These guys are the REAL DEAL! I shopped around and etrailer had the perfect winch for my boat, the most detailed specs, the BEST PRICE by far, FREE SHIPPING and on time delivery! Need I say more?
Wow! This winch works great! Pulled my pontoon boat right up on the trailer with little effort. I'm happy.
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James
7/18/2020
Great use it weekly