Hi all,
Interesting idea about using a power drill. Have you done it?

I suppose one could also try to find one of the old Barient racheting
handles. Or maybe take a very large rachet wrench and adapt it to the
winch socket. If that were possible, then one could make it as long
as needed to get the horsepower.

Sure I could crank while my wife steers, but then the autopilot almost
always steers anyway and the whole idea about making my wife
self-sufficient is so that I can get some solid sleep.

If money were no object, then self-powered winches (at the cost of a
small car) would be the solution. That may prove necessary, but I'd
like to see all the alternatives first. Thanks for the suggestions so
far. I'd like to hear more about the drill.

Richard Black