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

[Chris Geankoplis]

Oh I am following this conversation closely. Recently purchased a Rhodes
with a bit of a problem.  Seems instead of the motor going up when the
winch was engaged, the motor stayed still and the winch went up......pulled
the bolts through the transom.   The laz is well ventilated and lots of
natural light.  Well maybe not quite that bad, there's only a couple of 1/2
inch holes in the transom.  Anyway I haven't decided to keep the electric
lift or not, we'll see.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 10:53 PM Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have the 6:1 manual. No surprise that It lifts my ~30 lb. Torqeedo1003L
> w/no problem. It does stick when lowering on occasion,  but can be jiggled
> into submission.
>
> Cheers
> Shawn
> s/v Sweet Baboo
>
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 5:22 PM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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