I'm building a home made kayak hoist to lift my boat to the ceiling in the
garage. The one part I can't seem to find is a hand crank for the ropes
with a safety ratchet so the hoist can't accidentally fall to the floor. I
got a small hand winch for that but it's a poor compromise because with the
gearing down it will take a huge number of cranks to pull the hoist to the
roof. I don't really need the mechanical advantage of the winch since the
kayak and hoist frame are not that much weight. Even a hand crank will
have some mechanical advantage since the crank radius will be bigger
than the spool radius. I think that would be enough for this hoist.

If anyone has a tip on somewhere to buy a rope crank like this I'd like to
hear it.
thanks,
Mark

Look for a marine catalog, power boat trailer hand winches?
"MrC" wrote in message
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I'm building a home made kayak hoist to lift my boat to the ceiling in the
garage. The one part I can't seem to find is a hand crank for the ropes
with a safety ratchet so the hoist can't accidentally fall to the floor.
I
got a small hand winch for that but it's a poor compromise because with
the
gearing down it will take a huge number of cranks to pull the hoist to the
roof. I don't really need the mechanical advantage of the winch since the
kayak and hoist frame are not that much weight. Even a hand crank will
have some mechanical advantage since the crank radius will be bigger
than the spool radius. I think that would be enough for this hoist.

If anyone has a tip on somewhere to buy a rope crank like this I'd like to
hear it.
thanks,
Mark

On 25-Feb-2006, MrC wrote:

The one part I can't seem to find is a hand crank for the ropes
with a safety ratchet so the hoist can't accidentally fall to the floor.

I've been looking for the same for a couple of years now - I rigged the
same sort of thing in a friend's garage, but she's not strong enough to
lift it easily. All the one's I've seen are quite expensive; if you find
something affordable, post here so we'll all know.

Mike

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
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On 25-Feb-2006, MrC wrote:

The one part I can't seem to find is a hand crank for the ropes
with a safety ratchet so the hoist can't accidentally fall to the floor.

I've been looking for the same for a couple of years now - I rigged the
same sort of thing in a friend's garage, but she's not strong enough to
lift it easily. All the one's I've seen are quite expensive; if you find
something affordable, post here so we'll all know.

Mike

Might the block and tackle arrangement (or other ideas) here help?
http://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk..._solutions.htm

Mike.

On 26-Feb-2006, "Mike" wrote:

Might the block and tackle arrangement (or other ideas) here help?

That's what I've already done, but there's just enough friction and weight to
make it a challenge for her to lift. She can do it, but I'd rather have a winch
so she feels more confident about lifting.

Mike

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:59:29 GMT, Michael Daly wrote:

On 26-Feb-2006, "Mike" wrote:

Might the block and tackle arrangement (or other ideas) here help?

That's what I've already done, but there's just enough friction and weight to
make it a challenge for her to lift. She can do it, but I'd rather have a winch
so she feels more confident about lifting.

Mike

Sail boats use various winches, or capstans to manage the lines for
hoisting sails etc. I have seen some of these devices for sale on Ebay
when you sort for sailing equipment. OvO

Yes as I said previously, boat winches, hand cranked, probably find them in
Walmart, Gander mountain, local boat shop or as someone else mentioned ebay.
Mount to garage wall where a stud is located.........Look
here....................http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1200-LBS-CABLE-WINCH-
TRAILER-BOAT-NIB-HEAVY-DUTY_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ26451QQitemZ461513 043
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"RkyMtnHootOwl" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:59:29 GMT, Michael Daly wrote:

On 26-Feb-2006, "Mike" wrote:

Might the block and tackle arrangement (or other ideas) here help?

That's what I've already done, but there's just enough friction and
weight to
make it a challenge for her to lift. She can do it, but I'd rather have
a winch
so she feels more confident about lifting.

Mike

Sail boats use various winches, or capstans to manage the lines for
hoisting sails etc. I have seen some of these devices for sale on Ebay
when you sort for sailing equipment. OvO