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

[Chris Geankoplis]

On my motor there is a little knop you can pull out and it allows the winch
to "freewheel" so getting the motor down doesn't involve cutting the
webbing.  Speaking of webbing, where can I get a replacement, it has some
holes in it where it snagged a bolt which probably caused the pull
through.  Oh and I will file your project write up in my Red Rhodes file.
Thanks!
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 1:22 PM Jesse Shumaker <
jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since the remote on my motorized winch was starting to act up late last
> summer, I had pondered whether to switch to a manual setup or replace the
> winch.  Now that I hear of the loads mentioned in this thread, I'm glad I
> chose the path of replacing with a new electric winch.  My back gives me
> problems occasionally and lifting a heavy motor (my 9.8 Tohatsu is no
> feather) could be problematic.  Also, it's best if my wife is comfortable
> running all operations of the boat as well and lifting a motor that weighs
> so much, even with the mechanical advantage, may not even be feasible for
> her.  Since I did have concerns about redundancy, I replaced it with a new
> ATV winch that had both a wired switch and two remotes.  That project is
> summarized at
>
> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/Replacement-of-winch-for-motor-lift-td56157.html#a56176
>
>
> I figured that if the motor was ever stuck in the up position and the
> electric winch failed when I really needed to lower the motor, I could run
> a line over the stern rail that attaches to the motor and to the port winch
> like Mike mentioned.  After getting that tensioned I could cut the belt
> that runs from the winch and would be free to lower the motor gradually
> with the spare line.  Raising would be the same technique, only it would
> not require cutting of the belt.
>
> Since my motor will occasionally get slightly stuck on the way down, I give
> the tracks an occasional spray of silicone lubricant and that helps.  All I
> need to do is give the motor a little nudge on the way down if it gets
> stuck.  It never seems to be an issue on the way up.
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 4:54 AM Gmorganflier <gmorgan.flier at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > It seems we have done a similar setup on converting to our manual lift
> > system. Please post some photos.
> >
> > I thought of something which may be causing my extra resistance and maybe
> > on
> > yours also. When my motor is not against either the bottom or top stops,
> > just somewhere in between, I can take my motor and swing it side to side
> > and
> > there’s a lot of movement. There was even more when I bought the boat
> > before
> > i had someone add some shims to get rid of some of the slop.
> >
> > With our system I wonder where the center of force is on the bottom tube.
> > Maybe it’s not centered and it’s not pulling the motor up straight in the
> > channels. Maybe in my case as I start up, it’s cocking the engine at an
> > angle in the metal channels creating extra resistance? I’ll have to
> > experiment with this.
> >
> > George Morgan
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
> >
>