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Great winch. Must have for heavier boats, especially at shallow boat launches. You will no longer need to get wet to load your boat. Lower the gear and keep on cranking. Bam, bobs your uncle and the boat is fully on the trailer.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The reason I bought this winch was for the 2 speed retrieval. That much works as advertised; the low gear is so much easier to use for the last few feet pulling the boat onto my trailer. However... There is one very serious design flaw and that is the long handle throws the balance way off when you are trying to pull out the length of strap you need to attach to the boat bow eye.That makes it very very hard to pull the strap because the handle wants to stay down and strongly resists rising up and beginning to turn freely as you pull. And then you can with great effort keeping it turning (barely) as the handle flops back down on every revolution and fights rising up all over again. Sooo... I did what the manufacturer should have done; I balanced out the weight of the winch handle by adding an equal and opposite weight to counterbalance the extreme resistance. Conveniently I had the handle from my old winch that I could use for just this purpose along with a hunk of lead bolted to the end. It works beautifully now. No longer am I threatening to dislocate a shoulder reefing on that strap all while trying to maintain my footing on a slippery boat ramp. Any self respecting fishing reel manufacturer will balance the handles on a bait casting reel, even those with the power handles. It seems like such an obvious requirement that boat winches have a balanced handle as well, especially when a winch has such massive turning resistance in the neutral position. What a perfect after-market opportunity for a budding entrepreneur! Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The winch is easy to set up and to use !
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Unit appears to be well built and extremely heavy duty. The gearing on both sides of the spool is a big improvement for function and safety.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The two speeds are the next best thing to sliced bread. Love it. No more sore shoulders.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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