OK, more winch stuff. My father-in-law has a boat that he lifts out
of the water after each use with a homemade lift. The winch he built
it with has died, and he is now replacing it. He purchased a cheap
winch and it lifts the boat, then drops it back into the water when
the winch is turned off. Not quite what he had in mind. Just
thought i'd point out that winches can have "dynamic braking" which
just means that the gearing and the motor kind of resist
unwinding. This is clearly not enough to hold a boat up. Other
winches have "mechanical braking" which involves an actual mechanism
to keep the drum from turning. Even these, though, are not always
rated for the full load of the winch. I don't think your lifting
application is going to leave a heavy load on the winch, right? Just
thought I'd point all this out in case it is helpful.
-Steve Trovato
strovato@optonline.net
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