electronic boat trailer winches, best brands???

[Barrell]

I am looking to but an electronic boat trailer winch to use with my 4.8 metre Quinnie c/c for retrieving when using on the beach at Fraser/DI. I am after a reasonably high speed reliable brand for quick retrieves in sloppy conditions on the beach.
I currently have a manual 2 speed ARK winch and today stripped 5 teeth off the gear wheel on a manual load at the Mool. ramp and the winch is 18 mths old. Not very impressed at all.
I have heard of a guy in Iluka who does a high speed retrieve winch but haven't spoke to him as yet.
Would appreciate any advice at all.

Barrell

[ozscott]

Tmax 4wd winch suitable for Suziki Vitara. With remote and spectra braid.

Cheers

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[stevej]

make it removable as someone will nick it

[Vitamin Sea]

powerwinch.

[ozscott]

Just weld it all up. I have had the tmax for about 8 years. Awesome. , muchus gruntus for my 21foot glass boat and can haul it up dry. Long plug in f and r remote with hold when buttons released. Can stand at back of boat and hold it against wind while using remote. No advantage in a marine winch.

Cheers


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[Fed]

I pull up a 17' glass boat dry with a powerwinch 315.

By memory 15 feet per minute and only 25A or so, they come with wiring loom back to the battery, circuit breaker & removable plug/socket at winch.

You will find the supercheap chinese ones are painfully slow and the faster ones are more expensive and come with a high current penalty needing huge cables and possibly a trailer mounted battery.

That's my take on it FWIW.

[GBC]

Put a towball on the bulbar and use the car winch. You should be able to just skull drag a 4.8 quinny up the beach and dry load it though?

[wrxhoon]

Powerwinch ..

[ozscott]

You may be able to buy a cheap radio control dongle to go on your keyring and wire in solenoid receiver switch.

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[chocolatemoose]

powerwinch is good
TRAC winches are good as well. power with belt = win

[liltuffy]

Harden up mate, you've seen it done at DI.

Craig

[Barrell]

Craig,
How ya doin?
Picked me in one, getting soft in retirement.
Stripped 5 teeth off the cog wheel on my manual winch last Monday at Mool ramp.
Too strong for me own good, ha, ha.
Thought before I replace the manual winch I would check out the alternatives.
Powerwinch seems to be popular so might have a look at one and make the comparison.
Do you still get to DI?
I'm going to fraser in mid April, could be busy being Easter.
Barrell