Winch-to-drill fitting as budget electic winch

[mjcoon]

Where did you get that from? As a child I lived on the borders for a while & my Grandfather came from Scotland. I never said I do not like Scotland.
But I do not like sprayhoods. I have never been on a boat where one did anything, other than kill my back & ruin the view

Maybe you have to be a gentleman who goes to windward to benefit?

 

[Daydream believer]

You repeatedly say that one heather covered rock is the same as the others, and grumbled about lack of pontoon facilities on your trips North!

Scotland, as a country, is not all heather clad rocks & I did not say I did not like them. Only that they are pretty much similar.
I said that I did not sail round the top because I do not anchor. I cannot sail to certain places due to lack of all weather harbour facilities. That does not mean that I do not like Scotland. I have driven quite a few miles by car over the country over the years.

 

[Daydream believer]

The difference in forward visibility under sail isn't massive because theres a life raft and genoa in the way anyway.

I would not stick a liferaft in a silly place where it obstructs visibility & I have a self tacking jib. So visibility is much less of an issue. A tent over the hatch would not keep me dry at the helm. Anyway I do not find my boat to be a wet boat to sail.

 

[Daydream believer]

Maybe you have to be a gentleman who goes to windward to benefit?

, I would hope that I sail to windward equal to the typical forumite

 

[st599]

Maybe you have to be a gentleman who goes to windward to benefit?

Why, the crew are there to act as a shield and block me from the green water.

 

[Stemar]

Why, the crew are there to act as a shield and block me from the green water.

I tried to tell Madame that, but for some reason, she didn't think it was a good idea...

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I tried to tell Madame that, but for some reason, she didn't think it was a good idea...

Madame C gets around this by doing the steering herself.

 

[Daydream believer]

Why, the crew are there to act as a shield and block me from the green water.

How does that work for a SH sailor like me?

 

[Egret]

Electric drill on winch seems incredibly dangerous to me - especially in a lumpy rolling sea - setting up jib to be self tacking seems to be the way - or just use mainsail in those instances.

What about the old way, get the jib sheet in tight as can on the new side while still turning before weight of wind in the sail - and if need a bit tighter, luff up once under way and pull in the slack - no weight - shouldn't need winch handles - just everything free running, smooth and working well.

Agree with DDB - first thing we did with latest boat was to take off the spray hood to be able to see forward properly, and all the other trippy bits. Shouldn't get green water over if looking ahead and sailing between the peaks of the waves. Sail smooth and won't get spray either.

If you are getting green water and spray over cockpit, maybe the wrong boat.

 

[mjcoon]

How does that work for a SH sailor like me?

Inflatable co-pilot, as in "Airplane!"?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

If you are getting green water and spray over cockpit, maybe the wrong boat.

That must be where we’ve been going wrong all this time.

 

[Daydream believer]

That must be where we’ve been going wrong all this time.

Been trying to tell you that for ages

 

[Daydream believer]

Inflatable co-pilot, as in "Airplane!"?

And I expect that you get 2 uses out of it when in port.

 

[ylop]

I would not stick a liferaft in a silly place where it obstructs visibility & I have a self tacking jib.

Well I don’t have a self tacking jib are you really suggesting that I should change my sail plan to cope with a hopefully templorary shoulder injury on one crew member? The liferaft is where it is, because it was already installed there. I have considered moving it, and might yet but not for visibility reasons. I probably don’t technically need a liferaft, but getting rid of safety equipment is psychologically quite hard.

So visibility is much less of an issue. A tent over the hatch would not keep me dry at the helm. Anyway I do not find my boat to be a wet boat to sail.

But clearly this thread is about a situation with crew. Reasons why YOU don’t need a sprayhood aren’t necessarily relevant.

If you are getting green water and spray over cockpit, maybe the wrong boat.

I don’t think I’ve ever had green water in the cockpit and rarely has it been used for the type of water it seems to be named after - but it definitely helps with rain and wind, hence my comments about Scotland - where we get a bit more of the former than we might wish for!

 

[Egret]

I would just wait until wife is fully fit again - hope won't be long - good luck.

I usually steer and also do the jib sheets - as Post 49 - wife often steers - says she is better at steering than me.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Been trying to tell you that for ages

Our need for speed exceeds our need for dryness.

 

[rogerthebodger]

I am a cheap skte and if i wanted a electric which attachment I would look for a heavy-duty windscreen motor off a big van or truck

I would then fit a 5/8-inch square drive to fit into the winch and power the wiper motor from a 12 VDC plug close to the winch

To resist the torque just fit a long handle or a resistance post close to the winch

 

[mjcoon]

I am a cheap skte and if i wanted a electric which attachment I would look for a heavy-duty windscreen motor off a big van or truck

I would then fit a 5/8-inch square drive to fit into the winch and power the wiper motor from a 12 VDC plug close to the winch

To resist the torque just fit a long handle or a resistance post close to the winch

Don't trucks use 24v?

 

[OCuea]

I am a cheap skte and if i wanted a electric which attachment I would look for a heavy-duty windscreen motor off a big van or truck

I would then fit a 5/8-inch square drive to fit into the winch and power the wiper motor from a 12 VDC plug close to the winch

To resist the torque just fit a long handle or a resistance post close to the winch

Very pbo. Didn’t this forum start out in late 90s or 2000 with just a pbo thread? No joke threads etc etc - can’t even remember a lounge. You are no bodger , just a pboer

 

[rogerthebodger]

Very pbo. Didn’t this forum start out in late 90s or 2000 with just a pbo thread? No joke threads etc etc - can’t even remember a lounge. You are no bodger , just a pboer

I started with PBO sometime in the late 1960;s with the printed PBO and moved to the Forum when it first started

I always tend to think outside the box and tend to make what I want rather the buy which saves me lots of money so I can go sailing

Worked i engineering since 1962 and have engineering workshop at home so it easy for me to design and make.
what I need

Yes trucks can be 24 V but also some boats are 24 Vdc

You can also look for 12 V dc wiper motors

I have a 12 Vdc truck motor on my front wheelhouse window to clean off spray and green ones over the bow

Look at the bigr wiper motors on the BMW's could also do the job. just needs a bit of searching.


U have 2 24vdc winch motors driven off my 12 Vdc boat using a second battery in series with existing 12vdc battery charged with 2 separate solar panels