One More Time Around: Boat (Trailer) Launch/Retrieve

I'm not fond of getting my feet wet when I launch/retrieve and I have to do it solo because my wife is disabled.

I can easily get the boat in the water myself...at ramps with floating docks
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I attach extra long dock lines to both the bow and stern and lay them at an accessible place on the deck..

I back the boat down until the stern is in about 1 foot of water, then get out and grab the long dock lines. If the boat is too far from the dock, I retrieve the lines with a boat hook. These dock lines are then attached to the dock well behind the boat - the boat is now tied to the dock but still firmly on the trailer.

I then remove the bow strap and back down, lock 'em up and let the boat slide off the trailer.

I exit the truck and quickly remove the slack in the dock lines. I pull forward if there's water threatening when I open the van door to exit.

So far my feet haven't even got close to the water.

The retrieve isn't quite as easy.
Bring her back to the dock and tie her off.
Back in the trailer.
Get aboard and run her up on the trailer.
Probably now, the boat is far enough from the dock that I can't get off the boat...so I exit off the bow onto the trailer to hook up the strap. Actually, I have 2 straps. One strap is on the manual winch, which pulls forward. The other strap is on an electric winch which pulls the bow up (and forward). I use the electric winch to bring the bow against the stop, then remove it and snug the manual winch.

Note the two winches - electric and manual - also, what's that drill motor doing there?

BUT, getting from the bow of the boat onto the trailer to attach those straps is a long way down. I'd been stepping on the electric winch, then kind of sliding my way down to the trailer frame. The top of the trailer jack was too small to step on, especially after installing a 120v electric trailer jack and removing the drill motor.
Electric Drill Tongue Jack Motor

The drill motor is remove once we hit the road.

I could weld at one time, but I can't see well enough to lay down a nice bead anymore, so I drilled a couple holes and made a step behind the upper winch stand with some aluminum angle. This keeps me from needing to step on the plastic cover of the electric winch on my first step off the bow.

Not real clear here - but I had some silver paint left in a rattle can and I randomly dis-faced the electric winch with it. Who would go to the trouble to steal such a mess.

Now, if I could just find a way to step onto that jack post. I looked for a piece of PVC pipe to slide over the post - I could put a cap on it and use it for a step. Couldn't find anything that was decent as it's a hair over 2 1/2".

I made a long plywood box to fit over it, but it was heavy and awkward.

Then I stumbled on a disc of starboard I had from another project.
Starboard Anchor Pulpit

This disc was almost 3" across - and would provide firm footing.

A proper sized hole and a little relief at the bottom