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If you had nothing on your back winch you could use it as a capstan. Would need a long rope but be the quickest and easiest way I would have thought.

Just empty drum, wrap rope around one or...

Oh 200m makes things different.

The amount of time it will take you to reset everything will probably be long enough for a cool down period

What kind of distance are we talking for the retrieve?
I loved my pto winch for speed, no load 5th gear and plant it.

Be worth while keeping am eye on this, even if just for using it as a tow rope for dragging boat up

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Yeah I agree with that.
I use to use two 9m snatch straps plus winch if I needed extra distance for retrieving my boat over soft sand.
Found it better just to use the snatch straps and a couple...