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

[Chris Geankoplis]

Are we reinventing the wheel, didn't Stan have a manual lift with a 6:1
pull?  I seem to recall one at the boat show a while back and it lifted the
motor pretty easily.  Anyone?
Chris G.
Enosis

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 5:44 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> I'm wondering if there is space for another set of blocks to get another
> purchase or two? That's seems most obvious way to reduce the effort?
>
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 4:37 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>
> > George,
> >
> > Actually, I have the Mercury 8 HP, only 90-something lbs.
> >
> > Yes, I also have 4 double blocks.  Obviously there’s some friction in the
> > blocks themselves, plus the line turning on the stainless tube.  Also
> some
> > friction in the aluminum slides.
> >
> > I’ve tried some alternative line routes that made the situation worse,
> but
> > none that have improved it noticeably.
> >
> > —Peter
> >
> >
> > > On Sep 5, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Gmorganflier <gmorgan.flier at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Peter,
> > >
> > > I believe you and I have the same 9.9 Mercury motor weighing 106 lbs.
> > >
> > > I just took some bathroom scales out to my boat and weighed myself and
> > then
> > > tried to get a reading while pulling the engine up. If it was anywhere
> > near
> > > being accurate, it seemed to average around 40-45 lbs until the engine
> > > starts to tilt, and then it’s quite a bit more.(couldn’t measure it
> with
> > the
> > > bathroom scale method)
> > >
> > > Is your system also a 9/1 ratio...4 double blocks?
> > >
> > > I wonder why the pull is so much more than we expected?
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> >
> >
>