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

[Chris Geankoplis]

Hey Jesse,
Thanks for the lead. I’ll check it out. I am also following one for seat
belt suppliers but that might be a bit spendy.
Chris G

On Mon, 7 Sep 2020 at 16:23, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Chris, thanks for your comment about the knob.  Upon further inspection I
> can pull out a knob on my ATV winch and it will freewheel as you mentioned
> - much better than cutting the webbing!
>
> Regarding replacement of the webbing, it appears to be a winch strap of the
> same kind used on the manual winch used at the front of the trailer to pull
> / keep the boat forward and these are widely available as a replacement
> part.  I actually had to replace my winch strap at the front of my trailer
> after the last road trip due to some chafing issues resulting from the bow
> being slightly off center as a result of a downhill park and slide effort
> to move the boat forward.
>
> Good luck with your Red Rhodes!
>
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 9:08 PM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > 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/
> > > >
> > >
> >
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