[Rhodes22-list] Motor lift

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if it say Chicago it is probably Chicago Electric which is Harbor Freight
(Chinese Import Co,) www.harborfreight.com.


On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 1:31 PM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jesse
> Thanks...but I think I'll keep your solution as a fall back in case I can't
> find another way to add a second remote or at least a hard wired switch. My
> immediate problem is that I can't positively identify the motor...I think
> its a !Chicago PORTABLE REMOTE CONTROL WINCH 12 VOLT - 3,000 LB. CAPACITY
> Model
> 95912 but I'm not sure..if it is I"ll call the manufacturer and see if they
> have solutions
>
> Reuben Mezrich
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota
> Cell: 410-499-8922
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 12:22 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Rueben,
> >
> > I had similar concerns.  The motor lift winch that came on my boat was
> only
> > operated by a single remote and it was starting to exhibit inconsistency
> > (occasionally slow to start/stop).
> >
> > Others had posted about adding a hard wired switch and/or replacing the
> > remote, but I found it easiest to replace the entire winch with one that
> > had a wired switch and two remotes.  I keep one remote stowed in the port
> > side cockpit coaming compartment, attached via velcro to a spot just
> above
> > the opening and attached with a retractable cable so it can't fall
> > overboard.  The other remote is stowed in a ziploc bag in the sliding
> doors
> > on top of the galley.  The hard wired switch is now mounted to an HDPE
> > block in the opening between the lazarette and the underside of the port
> > side cockpit bench (where the fuel line comes through) just above the
> board
> > I used to mount my spare anchor in the front side of the lazarette.  I
> > normally use the wired switch.  This fall I made some changes to the
> wired
> > switch mounting and how the wires are organized/protected in the
> lazarette
> > but you can see the rest of my motor lift project from fall 2019
> documented
> > at:
> >
> >
> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/Replacement-of-winch-for-motor-lift-td56157.html#none
> >
> > Others on this group have various versions of the manual lift from GB
> which
> > seems to get good reviews, or have improvised their own.  I like my
> current
> > setup, but next fall I plan to add a backup manual hoist which could be
> > easily put in place in case the electric lift was not working.
>  Regarding
> > your other question, pulling on the knob on the motor does allow it to
> spin
> > freely and that appears to be a normal feature of most of these types of
> > winches.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Jesse Shumaker
> > S/V Zephyr
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:18 AM Reuben Mezrich <
> reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > As some of you know I'm a new owner of a rebuilt Rhodes 22 that I've
> had
> > > for about 3 weeks. As I crawl about the boat admiring all the things
> Stan
> > > invented over the years I keep coming across things that i either don't
> > > understand or that I'd like to enhance...as a result you can expect
> lots
> > of
> > > questions, hopeful not all of them stupid or repeats of prior
> discussion
> > (I
> > > do try to take advantage of the archives of this wonderful mail list).
> > > Today's questions are about the motor lift.
> > > First, how do I go about getting a spare remote fob...I have this fear
> of
> > > one day watching the remote fob decide to go for a swim. Of course this
> > > will happen with the motor raised, the wind calm and me miles from
> home.
> > > Second, is there an easy way to hard wire a up/down switch to use in
> case
> > > the remote fails or disappears
> > > Third, I understand that there is a clutch on the motor, enabled by a
> > knob
> > > on one end of the motor...has anyone tried that...does it actually work
> > so
> > > that the outboard can be lowered?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > --Reuben
> > > by the way, I"ve named the boat "Priority", cause it is
> > >
> > > Reuben Mezrich
> > > Pelican Cove in Sarasota
> > > Cell: 410-499-8922
> > >
> >
>