[Rhodes22-list] Motor Lift

[Ric Stott]

Hi Steven
Nice work!  I have plastic inside the aluminum (1984)channel. It’s about 3/8” thick. I don’t see any plastic in your channel. I’m about to replace my channels as well and thinking of using stainless steel instead of aluminum. 
Any thoughts?
Also do you know how your 2 channels are attached to the hull and what kind of backing you have in the laz if any?
Ric
Dadventure. 

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> On Nov 3, 2020, at 5:50 PM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ...Also I should mention I think I got lucky that the stopper at the bottom
> starboard side came out easily and not through-bolted in the transom. I
> could slide everything in from below. Otherwise the tackle assembly at the
> top would have to come off to slide in from the top.
> 
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 4:43 PM Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Jesse. I've never really worked with either but from what I've read
>> UHMW is more slippery and likely to slide better in the tracks. It
>> certainly was a challenge to get it clamped down nice and tight in order to
>> make my cuts. It kept sliding around in the mitre box! Maybe Roger P. will
>> give us the lowdown on comparison.
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 4:26 PM Jesse Shumaker <
>> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Nice work Steven.
>>> 
>>> This is the first time I have heard of UHMW.  Some brief googling (see
>>> link
>>> below) shows that this is similar to HPDE, which I am more familiar with.
>>> 
>>> https://www.curbellplastics.com/Research-Solutions/Plastic-Properties/HDPE-vs-UHMW
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'm curious, how did you decide to use UHMW rather than HDPE?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jesse Shumaker
>>> S/V Zephyr
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 4:10 PM Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> New UHMW slides on my old GB 6:1 motor lift. Cut the pieces by hand on
>>> an
>>>> old mitre box but had to buy the stock and a 1 1/8" drill bit off
>>> Amazon.
>>>> Also replaced the tackle cover mounts with new UHMW as well. (not shown)
>>>> Total cost about $50. The motor slides up and down much easier than
>>> ever.
>>>> Just in time for snow!
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