anchor winch

[dunc333]

hi guys and girls ive been doing some research and tyre kicking before the boat show as getting old .On anchor winches to fit to the boat .anyways on my research i found a great youtube vid from zmk1962 aka Zoran barrycuda before he sold it . fellow raiders  just want to say great vid mate and any raiders going down the same path check it out on you tube if i knew how to link it i would but my puter skills limited cheers dunc33

[zmk1962]

11 hours ago, dunc333 said:

hi guys and girls ive been doing some research and tyre kicking before the boat show as getting old .On anchor winches to fit to the boat .anyways on my research i found a great youtube vid from zmk1962 aka Zoran barrycuda before he sold it . fellow raiders  just want to say great vid mate and any raiders going down the same path check it out on you tube if i knew how to link it i would but my puter skills limited cheers dunc33

Thanks so much for the shout out Dunc... yes that was a solid DIY project but extremely rewarding.  I did post the link to the video in the Workshop section earlier in 2017 here it is:

Also, the winch discussion has come up previously and I wrote out my thoughts on winches in another post attached below. All I can say is, once you have one, you will wonder how you did without it all those years --- it is a game changer. For me the key features were drum winch (no need to tie off rode) and free fall.  I had mine for just under 5 years and it was faultless.  Ordered the same winch on my new rig.

If you have any questions on how to install or need a hand, give me a shout.... the timings may work out.

Cheers Zoran

[slothparade]

Here's an idea, get a Penn slammer and a spinfisher extra heavy and a bit of heavy braid. There, you have an anchor winch 🤣

[zmk1962]

1 hour ago, slothparade said:

Here's an idea, get a Penn slammer and a spinfisher extra heavy and a bit of heavy braid. There, you have an anchor winch 🤣

Well you may be onto something there .... I can tell you that snagged 80lb braid on an electric Tanacom bull held my boat in low current at Browns ... and it's a right B@$T@RD to break off .... 

So if you're in a YAK you'd have your anchor winch .... btw how would you break off heavy braid from a YAK 🤔 ?

Cheers Z

[dunc333]

thanks Zoran once  i purchase one and run into any problems i will contact you for sure cheers dunc333

[dmck]

On 7/7/2022 at 7:18 AM, zmk1962 said:

All I can say is, once you have one, you will wonder how you did without it all those years --- it is a game changer.

 

When I bought my Barcrushed 4 years ago the only things my wife took notice of was an anchor winch and the 'door' to the back-board.   I wish I'd slipped RADAR on-- I reckon I would have got away with it...

[dunc333]

haha dmck my mrs dosnt know anything about it yet. i will tell after i purchase it cause then there is no turning back lol

[antonywardle]

i love my lone star gx2

[JonD]

No complaints from my Lone star either.