DIY kayak lift assist? Hullavator?

[Harry Hill]

Originally Posted by oredith

how about a winch assisted loading? just thinking outloud.

I'm thinking about a winch in the bed of my truck near the cab on a rail. That way I can slide it to either side for loading the trailer or the middle for pulling into the truck bed. I am giving up on putting it on the rack. I thought about a winch for the rack but where to mount it? On the front bumper means the cable has to go over the hood and the cab. I can see wearing grooves into the hood and not being happy.