[Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery dies?

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I have used the pulley device that came with the boat to manually raise and lower the motor when I had an electrical problem. It was pretty easy to figure out while I was doing it, and I've already forgot the details. There was a way to detach from the lift straps that were part of the electric lift. 



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On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:18 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> My winch has a clutch that can be disengaged so it can free-spool. I have
> the Chicago Electric winch with the wireless remote.  I purchased the
> Schaefer Boom Vang Kit that I will use in an emergency. I'll attach one end
> to the stern pulpit and the other to the motor. That's the plan anyway.
> Geoff
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:36 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> I would think that the winch device has a release built into it for manual
>> conditions.
>>
>> Christopher P. Cowie
>>
>> 4400 MacArthur Blvd, NW
>> Suite 300
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>> [ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email List
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery
>> dies?
>>
>> Bob,
>> How about carrying one of those car battery jumper packs with you until
>> you get this issue resolved?  They should carry enough juice to get the
>> motor down and started, at which point, the alternator should be charging
>> the batteries back up? - Rob Lowe
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:06 AM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery
>> dies?
>>
>> Unfortunately, I had discovered last Fall, soon after the boat was
>> delivered, that Stan had not wired the two batteries separately on the
>> switch. The switch, although it has 4 positions - off, 1, 2, both --
>> essentially has two modes -- everything on, or everything off. Stan tried
>> to tell me how to rewire the switch, but I was unable to follow the wires
>> or even get access to the switch. So, Stan has promised to fix this next
>> time he has someone in my area. (But I'm far from NC.) Meanwhile, I suppose
>> cutting the belt would be the only option if I really need to lower the
>> motor and the batteries are dead. Not a great likelihood of this, but I
>> like to be prepared. On Kentucky lake, I really need a motor to cross the
>> barge channel and get in and out of the marina.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
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