[Rhodes22-list] Converting Electric Winch Motor Lift to a Manual System

[Peter Nyberg]

George,

I did a similar conversion for similar reasons with similar results, in that I’m a bit disappointed in the amount of pull required to lift the outboard.  

It’s something I still tinker with from time to time, looking to improve the design.  Is that a piece of PVC pipe slipped over the stainless pipe to reduce friction?  That’s an idea I may steal from you.

If you don’t mind, I’ll add your post to the ‘Reference’ (formerly FAQ) section of what I hope will eventually be the new website.  In the process, I’ll also move the pictures off Nabble, so they won’t get lost.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Sep 5, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Gmorganflier <gmorgan.flier at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I’ve had my boat a little over a year now and as as I’ve mentioned before,
> I’ve only been out on her 4 times, all last year. I’m in the process of
> moving her from the Cape Fear River near Wilmington NC to a mooring at Lake
> Waccamaw NC. As part of the move she’s been in my driveway for the last
> couple of months while I completed numerous projects on her. One of my
> projects was converting the electric winch motor lift to a manual system. 
> From the day I bought her, I’ve had concerns about the electric winch which
> operates the motor lift. Rated at 2500 lbs pull, I’ve never liked the
> creaking and popping noises I hear the transom make when the motor gets
> toward the top of its travel and starts to tilt my 106 lbs Mercury 9.9. I
> was also concerned about not being able to get the motor down if the winch
> failed while the motor was up. So I just completed disconnected the winch
> and going to a manual lift system. I got the idea from an old post by a
> former Rhodie named Jay Curry who did this conversion to his R22. My
> conversion differs from his in that the motor still tilts when it gets
> toward the top of its travel. With four double blocks and a 9/1 ratio, I
> thought I would be looking at maybe a 15-20 pound pull on the line to raise
> the motor. I’m guessing it’s closer to 30-35 pounds pull and then increasing
> as the motor hits the upper stops and starts to  tilt. I guess the pull is
> higher than I expected due to the friction of the line through all the
> blocks plus the friction of the motor mount sliding in the tracks. 
> My conversion did involve adding some HDPE components so I could move the
> top SS tube previously used by the winch strap , adding a jam cleat and
> changing the position of the upper stops in the metal channels of the lift. 
> I’ll attach a few photos. 
> 
> George Morgan 
> S/V Knotty Lady 1986
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