Electric winch

hello i am just after some advice.  my electric winch has just sht itself.  the question Is there much between the brands and the cost seems to be from 250 to 1000.  how do you work out the ton rating you need ie is it boat weight or lifting weight? my boat is about 1.5 ton so why 3ton winch. its sure as sht not boat 1.5 fish 1.5 ton lol. any advice would help on winch and fish to 1.5 ton thanks


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My god trying to decipher

Wed, 2010-03-03 20:50

My god trying to decipher your post is a brain strain. Yell Little punctuation maybe ?

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I'm with you.  I gave up

Wed, 2010-03-03 20:53

I'm with you.  I gave up trying to work out what he posted???

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Winch?

Wed, 2010-03-03 20:55

Cannot work out if its a boat anchor winch or a boat trailer winch.

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trailer winch

Wed, 2010-03-03 21:03

trailer winch

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yeah its a trailer winch ...

Wed, 2010-03-03 21:53

yeah its a trailer winch ... and my answer is this ... you get what you pay for,

the cheaper winch from the normal car places (super cheap etc) are usually power in and out, and very slow. i used on on my last boat and took it off for a hand winch as the hand one was quicker and easier. some boat shops will sell the good ones like power winch. they are a lot more but do a bloody great job

do the job right the first tiem and then you dont need to do it again

 

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Do you

Wed, 2010-03-03 21:58

do you really need one? I had one for my trailcraft and it played up, and was going to buy a new one. some of the members on here talked me out of getting another one, and instead going for a 3 speed manual winch. Best thing i have ever done. electric winches are slow.

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i would suggest if your boat

Wed, 2010-03-03 22:03

i would suggest if your boat is only 1.5tonne go the manual one as it would be faster. over 2 tonne then yeah they are good but slow

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Could be worth looking into

Thu, 2010-03-04 06:45

Could be worth looking into getting your trailer rigged for drive on and picking up a boat latch instead.

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fishy

Fri, 2010-03-05 15:55

try this site i have just been through the same thing i used this bloke it went through just fine       BONZER IMPORTS.COM  also prices sure beat aussie prices

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 woops,  sorry ledge for coming in on your post like this ,genuine mistake first time posting  on here for many years .

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gday

Fri, 2010-03-05 15:58

sorry , i should have gave an intro ,my name is bruce i dont get to fish much as i  would like to  anyway HELLO ALL

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 woops,  sorry ledge for coming in on your post like this ,genuine mistake first time posting  on here for many years .

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winch or wench? Cheers Dale

Fri, 2010-03-05 15:59

winch or wench?

Cheers
Dale

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hahaa

Fri, 2010-03-05 16:01

dale  i would like to see someone wench their boat onto a trailer could begood to watch

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 woops,  sorry ledge for coming in on your post like this ,genuine mistake first time posting  on here for many years .

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I hand winch on my 20ft

Fri, 2010-03-05 21:04

I hand winch on my 20ft southwind, once I am game to drive on I will give it a go.

If your physically able don't waste your dollars.