[Rhodes22-list] OB Motors ( for Rummy)

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Wed Jun 23 19:05:39 EDT 2010 

Chris,

Thanks for the clarification.

I'm not very comfortable with the prospect of having to lean over the rail
to get a line around the motor shaft to secure it, then opening the
lazarette lid and reaching in to find and turn the power winch release knob,
then lowering the motor with the line along with all the further reaching
over the rail to unjam the motor as it goes down.  Doing all that while
green water is coming aboard would turn me green.

Think I'll stick with my trusty manual lift.

Rick

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:

>
> Rick:
>
> The knob is located on the side of the winch.  See photo enclosed.  I
> beleive that the knob keeps the winch engaged and that if I pull the knob
> out it disengages the winch thereby letting it run free.  I have not
> released the winch using the knob and assume I would first need to remove
> any load so that the engine doesn't run free crashing down on the motor
> lift?  I suppose I would rig a line to the motor to take off the load,
> disengage the winch by pulling out the knob and then slowley lower the
> motor/lift.  I do have the manual for the winch around someplace but as I
> recall it wasn't very informative beyond saying how to disengage the knob
> and no details on the up/down switch wiring.
>
> My R 2008 came with the winch installed by stan and I love it.  I notice
> that Frank's R2009 has a different style winch with a remote control.  I
> like having the manual switch.
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28976657/IMG_0500r.jpg IMG_0500r.jpg
>
>
> Blue Heron wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > Tell me more about the knob.  Do you turn it to lower the motor?  Where
> is
> > it located--on the laz bulkhead on the cockpit side?
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Chris Cowie
> > <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:
> >
> >> My lift has a little knob on the side but I prefer to squeeze the nuts
> >> to make it go up and down.
> >>
> >> Chris Cowie
> >> Cowie Associates PC
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jun 22, 2010, at 1:21 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <
> R22RumRunner at aol.com
> >>  > wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have Stan's electric lift system and wouldn't trade it for
> >> > anything. On
> >> > my model, there is a manual override on the lift motor to allow for
> >> > manual
> >> > lowering or raising if necessary. I know this because I installed it
> >> > myself.
> >> >  Those that have a factory installation would be lucky if they
> >> > received an
> >> > owners  manual or they would never know about it.
> >> >
> >> > Rummy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 6/22/2010 12:53:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> > staum at earthlink.net writes:
> >> >
> >> > You make  a good arguement for the simple & reliable manual lift
> >> > system.
> >> >
> >> > Stephen Staum
> >> > '87 R22, Carol Lee
> >> >
> >> > Sent from my  iPhone
> >> >
> >> > On Jun 22, 2010, at 8:52 AM, ftugwell at cox.net wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >  On Saturday I was single-handing my Rhodes on the Potomac with good
> >> > >  winds (around 15 k) and when I decided to return to port, the
> >> > engine
> >> > >  would not drop--in fact, nothing happened when I pressed the remote
> >> > >  (this is new) button to lower the lift.  I called Stan, who went
> >> > > through
> >> > > all the alternatives with me: a) checking the  connections on the
> >> > > busbar
> >> > > in the laz, and on the  battery; b) reading the instructions to find
> >> > > the
> >> > >  release for the motor; and c) in an emergency situation, cutting
> >> > the
> >> > >  strap while holding the motor up with a line so that it does not
> >> > drop.
> >> > >  We had already determined that there was still power, since my
> >> > >  instruments were all working.  I was in the middle of the
> >> > channel  with
> >> > > lots of boats zooming around and a good wind, so I decided to  go
> >> > > back to
> >> > > the marina area and anchor to check things  out.  Since it was
> >> > > relatively
> >> > > easy, I did reach in  the laz and, to my surprise, I found a loose
> >> > nut
> >> > > connection. (not a  wire nut, just a nut)  After I tightened it, the
> >> > > motor lift  worked.  Many thanks to Stan for walking me through
> >> > this on
> >> > > my  new boat.  An aside: no surveyor will approve a boat for sale
> >> > if  it
> >> > > has wire nuts.  these are not for marine  use.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Joe Camp  wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> Rummy and Chris:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>   There seems to be a Freudian undertone in all of this  "nut"
> >> > >> talk.
> >> > >> Can we switch to something more  directly phallic, like "raising
> >> > the
> >> > >> mast?"  Just a thought,  but let's not hide our true natures...men.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>  Joe
> >> > >> --- On Tue, 6/22/10, R22RumRunner at aol.com   wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com Subject:  Re: [Rhodes22-list] OB
> >> > Motors (
> >> > >> for Rummy)
> >> > >> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> > >> Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 7:57  AM
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Wire nuts are not for marine use. I  prefer soldered connections
> >> > with
> >> > >> shrink tubing and then a layer of  liquid electrical tape. I'm
> >> > glad we
> >> > >> dug a little  deeper into  this subject.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>  Rummy
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> In a message dated 6/21/2010 1:35:40  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> > >> ccowie at cowieassociates.com  writes:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks  for the advice.  The nuts I  was referring to are not the
> >> > wing
> >> > >> nuts on the  battery rather  control wires from the outboard lift
> >> > >> switch have wire nuts  that  seem to come a bit loose every now and
> >> > >> then.  I  plan to replace them with  a  bette
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