Tonights Project

[Crumm]

I finally got started on my boat recovery winch project last night. I thought I would share a picture or six of my progress.

Before

Fairlead I modified. Remember my "can billet aluminum be bent" thread? Answer is yes it can

The hole I cut Hope it don't leak

Fairlead, hook and line installed

The winch I am going to mount

The hole it is going in

Hope to finish up this weekend. Time for bed now... good night

 

[Tbar]

Looks good but...................does it have an ice breaker on it too???


Tbar

 

[Crumm]

Yep if you look down a little lower on the front you will see the sharp angle iron welded the full length. They will cut through thin ice like butter.

 

[whatabudro]

They will cut through thin ice

Stop it with the abbreviations, what is this ICE stuff y'all are talkin about

 

[Crumm]

It is some nasty stuff that you want nothing to do with..

 

[haulin8or]

Hey, thats prett slick!

 

[Crumm]

I also installed a new steering wheel while I was at it

old

new

The rivers are starting to go out and I am getting gin the mood

 

[powerboatr]

this might seem dumb,
but why do you have a winch on the boat? is it for crossing mud puddles or pulling logs off the "river trail"

 

[Crumm]

What is it they say "a picture is worth a thousand words"? We run very shallow water on the interior rivers of Alaska and sometimes it gets a little too shallow. I can run in about 2" on step but still get hung up from time to time. If you look at the front you will see a Rope-a-long hooked up. I am thinking that with a electric winch the "recovery" will be much quicker.

 

[Crumm]

Phantom even makes a wheel kit for there SportJon for when the going gets tough. Too bad the rest of the boat is a piece of junk though.