Buy a bit of box section steel maybe 3m or 4m long and make a temporary extension to your draw bar. Use it with the jockey wheel still down. Just a standard tow bar coupling at the vehicle end, but need to get some u brackets or similar to tie it to the trailer so that it won't 'swivel' sideway at that point. A little up and down movement is probably good though. I think from memory that it might be quite easy to do on those Hosking trailers. To be secure you would mount a tow ball so that it latches into the trailer coupling as well as bracketing onto the trailer. That way you probably only need one U bracket and it will be faster to fit and remove. Might cost ~$200 to set up, but once you have it you will be able to keep the car out of the water a lot better. Some trailers have similar and it just slides back under the trailer when not in use, but that will need welding etc. 

I would think Rangiputa would be better launching all tide. I have launched 6.1m AMF without any problems. That was along from the ramp outside the paddock car park. Sand is firm once through the first couple of metres of soft stuff.

I used to carry some 1m long planks with me as well in case of getting stuck and a very long rope. Sometimes you can park the car up on the hard and use the trailer winch in low gear to get the trailer moving by attaching the winch rope to the car rope. Need to check that the winch hook can be passed through the winch so you can pull forwards though.

Big -Dave wrote: Not winching the boat all the way on to the trailer can be useful to keep the weight off the jockey wheel. If using a tow rope, to win at a 60 degree angle to the trailer can help getting a bogged trailer moving. The bigger issue will be launching or getting the trailer in deep enough.

Watch what the guy on the tractor does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtfO2wGdlZY

JustAnotherSpearo wrote: Not trying to be a smart donkey here but, how many people roughly would assist with launching and how confident would they be to help you? Could be a world of difference depending on the answer..  I'd go the extended drawbar option as suggested above, with the weight of a 650 rayglass stuff messing around. Get it right the first time without any bad experiences and just do it properly the first time round, saves the panic and worry each time you try put her in the drink and out. Goodluck making a decision!

FizFisho wrote: pompey wrote: I would think Rangiputa would be better launching all tide. I have launched 6.1m AMF without any problems. That was along from the ramp outside the paddock car park. Sand is firm once through the first couple of metres of soft stuff. I agree. I always launch the RIB there, Ive had no issues with my car etc, there are a lot of expensive houses there, the Fiji of NZ they say lol. Its fus free with my 3 litre Outback, it makes short work of the short amount of soft sand, and just keep a good pace on the way back up and break once you are on the road etc. You will figure it out, not rocket science. Where the ramp is its nice and gentle but 50m out it gets quite tidle due to the vast amount of water. Fantastic spot to go fishing. Are you chasing beakies or bottom bouncing/jigging for kings?

Probably mostly looking to access the islands up around cape karikari for kings and snaps, but if the weather is right a look for a stick might eventuate also! Driving up on Thursday this week... beauty of that area up there is that there is always somewhere fishable...

Cheers for the feedback and comments...

Speedy wrote:

Looks like that will do the business!

Side note. Can that be stored in the tow vehicle? If youre up rangiputa ways lock nuts nd being welded to the trailer is sometimes required to ensure shes there when you return

JustAnotherSpearo wrote: Speedy wrote: Looks like that will do the business! Side note. Can that be stored in the tow vehicle? If youre up rangiputa ways lock nuts nd being welded to the trailer is sometimes required to ensure shes there when you return

I grew up in Waikanae Beach launching 100% of the time. Did it real styles, 60s glastron glass HEAVY 19 foot with a ZERO Trim Jonny 60hp. Single axle trailer, no jockey wheel. with custom skid.....Dad had a Series 2a Landy that he never got wet. (cause they would dissolve). Always needed 2 people.... or one and a 12 year old kids that would get yelled at.....me.