We pulled the boat off the mooring a few days ago as it was past time and I figured refurb in the back yard was a good way to stay off the streets and maintain social distances while doing something boat related.
This is the first time I’ve used the webbing strap I fitted to my original winch a while back (see other post). It’s obvious advantages are that it does not stick little bits of loose wire into your finger and rolls up neater. It does however have one disadvantage I’d read of . As it bunched up on the drum the diameter increases which apparently decreases the mechanical advantage. I may have been able to reduce this if I’d been more carefull but I tend to get excited and kept winding so it didn’t lay very flat. Even using the tilt and dunking the trailer by the time I got it up to a metre off the stop I was struggling. Of course this could have more to do with my age and back issues. I remember this was a ship load easier back when I was 50.
As I have a use for the two speed winch on the 563 trailer (to use on my fishing dinghy trailer) I thought I might replace it with a three speed with say 15:1 low gear. I’m not worried about holes lining up as I’m going to replace the winch post a well as mine has rust.
Does anyone have a 3 speed winch and how does it go??I don’t use it enough to warrant the cost or hassle of electric.
