Awhile ago I asked about an electric winch to use on a dinghy davit to hoist my dinghy up on top of the deck over the cockpit.. I was about to buy a Powerwinch DAVIT MASTER ELECTRIC WINCH - Model # P77801. The cheapest price I found on www.froogle.com was $173. But last Sunday when we were shopping at CostCo there was a Champion Power Equipment 2000 Winch for $49! A bargain I couldn't pass up. The 2000 Winch is rated at 2,000 lbs. but that is only for the first layer of cable on the reel. The lowest rating is 940 lbs. on the 6th layer. For pulls over 1,000 lbs. use of the included snatch block and pulley to double the line is recommended. Here are the specs: Gear reduction: 153:1 Permanent magnet 0.7 HP 12 vdc motor 49' of 5/32" cable Weighs 16 lbs Wired remote which connected to two external terminals on the end of the motor. Standard two bolt winch bolt pattern Free wheel clutch 25 A, 9.2 ft./min. @ 500 lbs. 40 A, 7.5 ft./min. @ 1,000 lbs. 60 A, 5.9 ft./min. @ 1,500 lbs. 90 A, 3.3 ft./min. @ 2,000 lbs. Rated for intermittent use, no more than one minute under full load followed by two minute cool down. This winch isn't intended for marine usage. The instructions say to disconnect the remote control when not in use. I will probably also remove the winch for the winter. This is a winch intended only for a horizontal pull, not a hoist which can lift vertically. But of course that is what I intend to do. The saving grace here is that I estimated my dinghy and motor weigh about 400 lbs. and nobody is underneath it unless they are swimming. Using a 40 A circuit breaker may serve as a safety limit. Now I am looking for a two terminal 12 vdc weatherproof jack and plug rated at 40--90 A. Phil Keys Kathy K Willard 36, hull #34 Port Hadlock, WA 98339 philm@keysfamily.org

Good buy!. That's the one I have. Works quite well. Cheers, Garrett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Keys" <philm@keysfamily.org> To: "Trawler World mailing list" <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:24 PM Subject: T&T: Dinghy Davit Winch > Awhile ago I asked about an electric winch to use on a dinghy davit > to hoist my dinghy up on top of the deck over the cockpit.. I was > about to buy a Powerwinch DAVIT MASTER ELECTRIC WINCH - Model # > P77801. The cheapest price I found on www.froogle.com was $173. But > last Sunday when we were shopping at CostCo there was a Champion > Power Equipment 2000 Winch for $49! A bargain I couldn't pass up. > > The 2000 Winch is rated at 2,000 lbs. but that is only for the first > layer of cable on the reel. The lowest rating is 940 lbs. on the 6th > layer. For pulls over 1,000 lbs. use of the included snatch block > and pulley to double the line is recommended. > > Here are the specs: > Gear reduction: 153:1 > Permanent magnet 0.7 HP 12 vdc motor > 49' of 5/32" cable > Weighs 16 lbs > Wired remote which connected to two external terminals on the end > of the motor. > Standard two bolt winch bolt pattern > Free wheel clutch > 25 A, 9.2 ft./min. @ 500 lbs. > 40 A, 7.5 ft./min. @ 1,000 lbs. > 60 A, 5.9 ft./min. @ 1,500 lbs. > 90 A, 3.3 ft./min. @ 2,000 lbs. > Rated for intermittent use, no more than one minute under full > load followed by two minute cool down. > > This winch isn't intended for marine usage. The instructions say to > disconnect the remote control when not in use. I will probably also > remove the winch for the winter. > > This is a winch intended only for a horizontal pull, not a hoist > which can lift vertically. But of course that is what I intend to > do. The saving grace here is that I estimated my dinghy and motor > weigh about 400 lbs. and nobody is underneath it unless they are > swimming. Using a 40 A circuit breaker may serve as a safety limit. > > Now I am looking for a two terminal 12 vdc weatherproof jack and plug > rated at 40--90 A. > > > Phil Keys > Kathy K Willard 36, hull #34 > Port Hadlock, WA 98339 > philm@keysfamily.org > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/456 - Release Date: 9/25/2006

Just adhere to the time limits! Don't ask. I got a lot of service from the one I purchased from Northern Tool. At $49, consider it a throwaway - buy two. Ron Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Lambert" <garrettlambert@shaw.ca> | Good buy!. That's the one I have. Works quite well.

>Now I am looking for a two terminal 12 vdc weatherproof jack and plug >rated at 40--90 A. Try this trolling motor plug and socket. Three wires, but you need only use two: <http://makeashorterlink.com/?L54213ADD>http://makeashorterlink.com/?L54213ADD This is the best stuff to use for downriggers as well. Best, Steve Steve Dubnoff 1966 Willard Pilothouse www.mvnereid.com sdubnoff@circlesys.com