Trailer Winch causing me Grief

  • uglystick007
    Posts: 46
    February 14, 2010 at 3:21 am #1266090

    I just purchased a new trailer winch on clearance for my boat.
    The reason for the purchase was…. I thought the new winch looked easier for my wife to use. Every time we tried to load the boat she would have problems getting the winch hooked up and cranked up. Sometimes I would have to jump in and help her. So I saw a winch on clearance with a real simple ratchet pawl hoping this would help her out.
    So I’m installing the new winch and the instructions are written in fifteen languages and the pictures are drawn with a big crayon. I can’t figure out where the strap is supposed to go….. So I’m looking at the old winch and notice that the crank turns Righty loosey and lefty tighty.
    So I go Duhh!!!
    But, then I screw up by telling my wife the great discovery of why she can’t get the boat on the trailer.

    She wants me to take the new winch with the really nice ratchet pawl off the trailer and fix the old winch……………

    walleyetom1
    Illinois
    Posts: 31
    February 14, 2010 at 3:41 am #842249

    Where did you find a wife that will winch the boat up for you? You better keep her and do as she says.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    February 14, 2010 at 4:18 am #842253

    My Favorite Wife winches the boat on for me…have I ever told you about the time she wanted a new ceiling fan? I had to move five ceiling fans to put up one.

    Smile, do it and have a beer in the garage when finished.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    February 14, 2010 at 4:22 am #842255

    Quote:

    So I’m looking at the old winch and notice that the crank turns Righty loosey and lefty tighty.

    Since I can’t see your winch..could you pull all the rope out of it and then continue cranking the same direction to have it turn the correct way?

    In other words, is the rope or belt on backwards(?)

    smithkeith
    Waterloo, Iowa
    Posts: 889
    February 14, 2010 at 4:26 am #842256

    Yup……what BK said???????

    Pumpintheline
    Posts: 40
    February 14, 2010 at 4:56 am #842263

    My wife has always cranked the boat up for me. Part of the Pre-nup!

    northstar42
    west central Minnesotsa
    Posts: 921
    February 14, 2010 at 1:11 pm #842291

    My wife started cranking the boat up for me about two years ago when I put in the winch where you just push this little button.

    smithkeith
    Waterloo, Iowa
    Posts: 889
    February 14, 2010 at 1:31 pm #842300

    Don’t tell my wife about the little button ones!!!!!

    hoistafish1
    Long Prairie,MN
    Posts: 402
    February 14, 2010 at 2:43 pm #842316

    Quote:

    Quote:

    So I’m looking at the old winch and notice that the crank turns Righty loosey and lefty tighty.

    Since I can’t see your winch..could you pull all the rope out of it and then continue cranking the same direction to have it turn the correct way?

    In other words, is the rope or belt on backwards(?)

    yep…what he said!

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