thanks trayson. after 4 days of testing it's held up perfectly, which is what i was worried about. takes 5 seconds to deploy and retract, versus the 2-3 minutes i was spending before with the turnbuckle. i'm going to trim the bottom of both gates at an upward (away from the boat) angle due to a little wake interference at surf speeds from the stowed gate. i may upgrade the swivel casters to a sealed unit of the same size since i know they work now, but those are the only changes needed.
'88 Sunsport, 2250lbs ballast, automated surf system, home made surf exhaust, surf flap, ACME 913, Krypt 6.5 HLCD's, Perfect Pass Stargazer
2007 Centurion Typhoon to be upgraded this winter!