That's the same way I do it. Also, even old and withered, I find I still have sufficient strength to raise the board by hand and tie it off on the cleat. The winch gets used only for the friction effect when lowering the board. Although I must admit it is comforting to know it's there should raising the board ever become a chore that might require it.
Dan M-17 316B Roberta & Mark Dvorscak wrote: > > My method for gently lowering the cast iron board is to keep 3 turns > around the winch and maintain some tension on the line as I slowly let > the board down. It doesn't require any strength to speak of. The > friction of the line on the winch drum will hold the board with very > little effort. > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
