Winch Question

[Jason L]

Hi,



I just put a new winch of my trailer and when i used it, I noticed the hook at the end of the strap is not big enough to fully close on the eye on the front of the boat. What size hook is needed on a PT 185?



THis is what I bought.
http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=44927&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

 

[TritonGlenn]

Oops! Sorry! I thought you had a ex-wife / girlfriend that you had questions about. :lol:



All the best,

Glenn

 

[Jason L]

wInch..not wench..

 

[james casteel]

man i was thinking the same thing.:wacko:

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

Hey Jason,



What do you mean by "not big enough to fully close "? Are you talking about the little metal "closure" piece that supposedly keeps the hook from jumping off?. If so I had the same problem so I just took the one on mine off. I also never had the hook jump off the bow eye.



Uncle Billy

 

[Jason L]

"Are you talking about the little metal "closure" piece that supposedly keeps the hook from jumping off?. "



Yes, that's what is happening. The little spring-loaded closure thing won't close all the way.

 

[Jason L]

 

[Jim in VA]

Jason - if I recall correctly, the hooks are sewn onto the strap. If so, I wouldn't worry too much about it so long as the PT185 also has the secondary safety strap hooked to the bow eye. The bow eyes on the PT's are huge cast metal things so its not surprising the difficulty in fitting an aftermarket hook. If it really bothers you, I suppose you could buy an extra big hook from BPS and then sew it onto the strap after cutting the old one off. But even that way, you compromise the strap by having to resew on a new hook. Either way you decide, you shouldn't have too many issues.



Good luck.

 

[Larry Harp]

Just curious...what was wrong with your original winch? Your boat isn't very old, is it?



Harpo

 

[Larry Harp]

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Harpo