R22 Discussion Group

Attached are two photo's of my switch installation. It is a spring loaded  
up/down switch. Arrow pointing up raises the motor. You get the idea.

Rummy

In a message dated 9/15/2012 12:50:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jac2 at wavecable.com writes:

RumRunner: Thanks for the feedback. I thought someone else may have  
installed a trip switch for the lift. I am looking forward to seeing a  
picture. Your reasoning on the single axle trailer included some things I  
had not considered and that will help add to what I need to know to make  
my 
dual axle work as well as it can.  Thanks again.

Bob  Keller: Thanks for the input. It was rough roads (due to road type and 

construction) over mountain passes and foothills that caused movement of  
the 
boat backward and forward on the trailer. I drove at least 5 MPH below  the 
posted limit and never over 65. I kept it as smooth as possible and as  
slow 
as practical in rough conditions. On two occasions, I left items on  the 
bumper and found them still there even after nearly 200 miles in one  case. 
I 
have to cross some pretty serious mountain passes where ever I go  around 
my 
part of the country. Movement on the trailer is something I have  to learn 
to 
deal with.

Dennis McNeely: I have two items in mind.  One is a medium sized bow 
support 
bunk of some kind and some sort of tie  down to keep the boat from moving 
forward. The winch strap is enough to  keep it from moving backward but, 
only 
if it is pulled tight enough  against the bow stop initially that it does 
not 
release some its tension  while being towed. This was my experience. The 
strap would "settle" some  even after it was pulled up tight and let the 
boat 
move several inches  backward. Once the boat has moved backward, you cannot 
move it forward  again without damage to the bunk carpet and maybe the boat 
unless you  launch it in water and retrieve it again.

It will move forward again  from downhill travel and you have to stop and 
tension the strap again. The  boat pulled hard enough on the strap over 
time 
that it caused the near  failure of the strap bolt. I am hopeful a larger 
strap and more robust  bolt that is more correctly sized for the winch than 
the old one, will  help minimize this tensioning change. Thanks for the 
response. It was  helpful and if you have a home on the lake with your own 
dock as I  suspect, I am green with envy. Take care.

David Bradley: Have not  connected with any 22 owners in person yet but, I 
am 
looking forward to it  if I don't wear out my welcome on the list first. 
Our 
real sailing efforts  will begin next season. My primary concern now is 
learning about the boat,  engine, trailer, getting it properly set up for 
winter storage and the  occasional 90 MPH plus gap winds that hit our home 
at 
the foot of the  Olympic mountains every November and December.  

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Lift switch pictures.