I use a very inexpensive 120 vac 1/2" drill motor from Harbor Freight for
going up my mast. It works like a charm. Only trick is coming up with the
bit that fits into the winch socket. Simple for any machine shop to make.

Tsailor


If portable ones are insufficient, how 'bout such as DeWalt and
Milwaukee 1/2" corded models ?

search winch bit on ebay. they sell them for $20.00


On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 00:55:16 GMT, "TSailor"
wrote:

I use a very inexpensive 120 vac 1/2" drill motor from Harbor Freight for
going up my mast. It works like a charm. Only trick is coming up with the
bit that fits into the winch socket. Simple for any machine shop to make.

Tsailor


If portable ones are insufficient, how 'bout such as DeWalt and
Milwaukee 1/2" corded models ?

TSailor,

If you also use the drill with the sails, what's your boat's
displacement and how big's your main sail, please ?

If you don't use it with the sails, why not ? Is it inadequate to the task ?

Appreciatively,
Courtney



TSailor wrote:

I use a very inexpensive 120 vac 1/2" drill motor from Harbor Freight for
going up my mast. It works like a charm. Only trick is coming up with the
bit that fits into the winch socket. Simple for any machine shop to make.

Tsailor


If portable ones are insufficient, how 'bout such as DeWalt and
Milwaukee 1/2" corded models ?






--
s/v Mutiny
Rhodes Bounty II
lying Oriental, NC
WDB5619

No AC away from the dock, but $40 is a good price to avoid hand cranking
someone up the mast. It gets a lot of use on my dock.

TSailor

TSailor,

If you also use the drill with the sails, what's your boat's
displacement and how big's your main sail, please ?

If you don't use it with the sails, why not ? Is it inadequate to the task
?

Appreciatively,
Courtney



TSailor wrote:

I use a very inexpensive 120 vac 1/2" drill motor from Harbor Freight
for
going up my mast. It works like a charm. Only trick is coming up with
the
bit that fits into the winch socket. Simple for any machine shop to
make.

Tsailor


If portable ones are insufficient, how 'bout such as DeWalt and
Milwaukee 1/2" corded models ?






--
s/v Mutiny
Rhodes Bounty II
lying Oriental, NC
WDB5619