[Rhodes22-list] Engine lift winch

[BARRY RUEHLEN]

I agree with the assessment that the electric winch is very nice as long as it works. We have however, been fighting the electric wench system on a couple different levels in our current makeover our Rhodes. Ours is a winch made to pull a boat onto a trailer, so it's quite robust. I can check the name if anyone wants to know. Haven't had her in the water yet, but it works fine while sitting on our trailer. lol. We have so many other issues, that it didn't come to mind to just get it out of the way. In our salt water environment, who knows how long anything electrical is going to last. I look forward to the pictures as well. I know they make off the shelf systems also.
Barry

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2023 9:14 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Engine lift winch

Thomas,

The manual outboard lift I use now is not a product that you can buy off-the-shelf. After removing the winch and the strap and the wiring and the switch, I added some blocks and some line.  I can take some pictures tomorrow for you, if you would like.

BTW, your concern that "it will fail when I need it most" is exactly why I made the switch.  I've always thought that the electric outboard lift was out of character for Stan's general KISS design principles.  It was probably good marketing though...

--Peter