[Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery dies?

Tue May 5 15:11:54 EDT 2015

I will look for pictures, and if I can't find them, I can take photos next time I am out to my boat--which due to travel may not be until the weekend after this coming on. The pulley block and tackle mechanism came with my 2011 Rhodes 22 (that replaced my 2011 R22). It hooked over the white lift mechanism, and there was a hook that attached to the lower part of the lift. I think my motor was already in its lowest position, so that when I pulled on the pulley line, the motor lifted and the motor mechanism straps slackened. I don't know if there was a way that I could have detached the straps if the reverse situation had occurred--where the batteries or electric motor failed with the motor all the way up and I wanted to lower it. That may have been the original question. 

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On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:56 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Do you happen to have a pic of that pulley device? Geoff
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:32 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> I have used the pulley device that came with the boat to manually raise
>> and lower the motor when I had an electrical problem. It was pretty easy to
>> figure out while I was doing it, and I've already forgot the details. There
>> was a way to detach from the lift straps that were part of the electric
>> lift.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:18 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>
>> > My winch has a clutch that can be disengaged so it can free-spool. I have
>> > the Chicago Electric winch with the wireless remote.  I purchased the
>> > Schaefer Boom Vang Kit that I will use in an emergency. I'll attach one
>> end
>> > to the stern pulpit and the other to the motor. That's the plan anyway.
>> > Geoff
>> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:36 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>> > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> >> I would think that the winch device has a release built into it for
>> manual
>> >> conditions.
>> >>
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>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
>> >> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email
>> List
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:12 AM
>> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery
>> >> dies?
>> >>
>> >> Bob,
>> >> How about carrying one of those car battery jumper packs with you until
>> >> you get this issue resolved?  They should carry enough juice to get the
>> >> motor down and started, at which point, the alternator should be
>> charging
>> >> the batteries back up? - Rob Lowe
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
>> >> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email
>> List
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:06 AM
>> >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery
>> >> dies?
>> >>
>> >> Unfortunately, I had discovered last Fall, soon after the boat was
>> >> delivered, that Stan had not wired the two batteries separately on the
>> >> switch. The switch, although it has 4 positions - off, 1, 2, both --
>> >> essentially has two modes -- everything on, or everything off. Stan
>> tried
>> >> to tell me how to rewire the switch, but I was unable to follow the
>> wires
>> >> or even get access to the switch. So, Stan has promised to fix this next
>> >> time he has someone in my area. (But I'm far from NC.) Meanwhile, I
>> suppose
>> >> cutting the belt would be the only option if I really need to lower the
>> >> motor and the batteries are dead. Not a great likelihood of this, but I
>> >> like to be prepared. On Kentucky lake, I really need a motor to cross
>> the
>> >> barge channel and get in and out of the marina.
>> >>
>> >> Bob
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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