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glen
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Initially Posted - 10/28/2009 : 08:18:34

A thread on the 250 site got me wondering. I have a swing keel and pull it with an Easy Loader trailer. The trailer winch is the original two speed. It works, but it can be a real work out!!! My question is, has anyone replaces there winch, and with what?

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 10/28/2009 : 13:58:12

Original two speed? Mine is original and it is only a single speed, rachet action up and friction brake going down.
I thought yours was a '77 also?

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/28/2009 : 15:28:46

trailer winch, not keel winch

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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/28/2009 : 15:58:09

I've seen electric trailer winches.

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glen
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Response Posted - 10/29/2009 : 06:41:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Happy D
 Original two speed? Mine is original and it is only a single speed, rachet action up and friction brake going down.
I thought yours was a '77 also?
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It’s a 79 but like yours it has a friction brake. The 2 speed action requires you to remove the nut holding the handle, and move that handle from one sprocket to a different sprocket. However the second sprocket is not threaded on the end, so the handle can be difficult to keep in place when cranking. The electric winch sounds interesting, does anyone out there have this set up

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 10/30/2009 : 10:59:32

I've been considering an electric winch for some time. Preferably one with a remote control to lift the mast and A-frame. Also because of the slant of the ramp I use I cannot get the boat fully on the trailer. It's comes up short by about 6". The heavy eletric winch would be able to snug the boat up to the trailer bow stop.

Overtons (.com) has a sale on 7,000 and 9,000 lb models now. The heavier one has a remote control.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/30/2009 : 12:20:09

Of course a 2,000 pound winch (if that) is all that is needed to pull the boat forward on the trailer. You might also investigate a quick connect plug in the rear bumper for the electric winch. I witnessed one person running a tangle of wires forward to the battery under the hood of his truck - ack!

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 10/30/2009 : 13:00:40

The 2600 lb Fulton we got for SL has two speeds on the same spindle. All you have to do is release the spindle lock (a "U" shape cut into a bar which engages a ring notch on the spindle), and slide it to the other side and re-engage the lock to change speeds. It's pretty easy, and Rita (who's quite small) can do it fairly easily.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 11/01/2009 : 10:38:48

I've often wondered if a small ATV winch would work to raise and lower the keel on a swinger. One with a remote would really be handy to raise the keel from the cockpit. Just a thought.

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MattL
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Response Posted - 11/12/2009 : 23:11:40

I dont have a bow eye on my boat. I run a line from the stearn cleat around outside of the hull pass it over the post on the trialer where a winch would go and leat the line back to the jib winch. I have the trailer in deep enough that the boat floats up to the bow chock, then tighten up the line with the winch in the back. Have never had a problem with this. Some times the trailer is a little deeper and the boat sits a little better than other times, but it is always level. Pulling from the back helps avoid that sliding back you get when you crank from the front. My bow is always tight in the bow chock.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 11/13/2009 : 11:52:51

Mechanical advantage is a harsh mistress, be sure you do not rip the bow eye out. I think running out of muscle is a good safety margin.

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 11/13/2009 : 15:41:04

Matt,
That is brilliant!

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