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If you have a boat that requires winching to get it onto a trailer, you will have experienced the challenge of using cable in a marine environment. On beautiful days when the water is calm, it’s never a drama at the boat ramp. Throw in a bit of wind, side slop and some rain, the challenge of getting your boat onto your trailer amplifies by a thousand times. Invariably, it’s in exactly these kinds of conditions that you will experience a gear failure. It’s Murphy’s Law – whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. If you have used conventional steel cable, you know the benefits. It’s strong, and it has a long user life. Unfortunately, it also develops sharp strands with use, and can snap dangerously under heavy awkward loads. When you use a steel cable to haul your boat it can cause extra stress. Because the winch and cable are exposed to salt water and sea breeze, they are both prone to corrosion. Rust is ever present on trailer winch cables, creating weakness in the cable and a big rusty mess if you need to pull it out by hand. While you may be a die-hard steel cable user, you may want to consider using another type of material for the rope that you haul your boat with. It is worth looking at the highlights of synthetic ropes. As an alternative, synthetic rope can offer ease of use as well as strength and safety assurance. If you are winching your boat onto the trailer and the winch rope snaps, there is no energy in the rope to create a ‘backlash’. Quite simply, this means that if you are boating with your family, giving the task of winching the boat to the kids is no longer a safety issue. They are at no risk of injury from recoiling cables. If the rope does break, you can simply tie the two ends back together and continue the job of getting the boat onto the trailer . . . no special crimps or tools required. Another benefit of rope is that rust and corrosion are eliminated. At the end of each boating day, spray the rope and winch with fresh water as part of your regular clean-up routine. As the rope has been treated, it is resistant to moisture, preventing mould and rot. If you have chosen to switch from steel cable to synthetic rope – even if just for boating, proper attachment to your winch is essential. Rope differs in application to steel cable and requires that tension is applied to the rope as it is rolled onto the winch. The tension should continue until the rope has wrapped around the drum 3-4 times. Once the first length of rope is applied in place, wind the remainder of the rope into place. Challenging boating conditions are testing enough without fear of a breaking cable. Synthetic rope provides a solution that ensures safety without sacrificing strength or function. For more information about Boat Winches Electric and Truck Winches for Sale please visit our website http://winchrope.com.au/ http://www.winchrope.com.au/
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