[C38] Cranker

[William Knowles]

I checked into those also one thing I heard is that because they use the
chuck they tend to cause the screw that holds the chuck to break if used
under heavy load in reverse. They are about $25 cheaper.


On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Charles Finn <charles at finn.ws> wrote:

> Here is Winchbit, which some of my fellow sailors claim is "better and
> cheaper."
> http://www.winchbit.com/
>
> Regards,
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn  #114
> Great Lakes
>
>
> On 6/9/2014 1:01 PM, William Knowles wrote:
>
>> Just wanted to give an update on a product I bought and tried this past
>> weekend. I bought a Milwaukee 28 volt right angle remanufactured from CPO
>> cost $300. We bought the ultimate cranker, and cover which comes with a
>> filler piece.  With this system you remove the chuck and install the
>> cranker, you must drill a small hole for a set screw to run the drill in
>> reverse not hard. The results are in we raced this weekend and this thing
>> is great. pulls in the 135 like a dream have to be careful as it is so
>> powerful I think it can break stuff. Also don't floor it right away it may
>> break your arm, but once you get it down trimming is soooo easy. Next week
>> up the mast. Only draw back I see is it a little heavy but once in the
>> winch weigh nothing, I am going to rig some sort of safety line so if
>> dropped doesn't go overboard. For about $400 every which on the boat
>> becomes an electric winch.  I have no connection to cranker just wanted to
>> pass info along.
>>
>> Bill Flying Goose 324
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