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Initially Posted - 07/31/2006 : 16:03:30

How many cranks of the crank does it take to lower the sk all the way down and will I be able to feel when it is all the way up? I certainly do not want to over crank it coming up and damage something.

Damn rookie questions, I just keep coming up with them.

Pete Hagar
Dayton,Ohio
Indian Lake
2770 82/SR/SK/9.9 evinrude

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/31/2006 : 16:29:01

Pete,

1.) About 30 revolutions of the crank, give or take a few.

2.) Yes, you should be able to tell when the keel is all the way up, because the tension on the crank will increase sharply. I then back off at least a half turn to a turn so as not to leave excess tension on the cable, etc. Obviously it would not be a good idea to try to brute force past any unusual stiffness in the crank tension while raising.

When first starting to lower the keel, I've had the winch brake stick slightly, making the winch seem locked up. In that situation, I give the winch handle a sharp slap or bump in the down direction which unsticks the brake disks, and the winch then returns to normal lowering operation.

-- Leon Sisson

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Justin
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Response Posted - 07/31/2006 : 19:28:04

It takes mine somewhere between 25-27 turns I think. It sometimes does scare me when I'm cranking it all the way up and then sometimes it makes a loud sound when it's all the way up. I'm not even cranking fast, I'm very carefull with that 1500# chunk of iron. I'll just be cranking it slowly as it's getting near the top and if it makes that sound then I lower it a couple turns and ratchet it back up slightly to reactive the brake. There were times that I didn't raise it all the way, one because I don't like hearing that sound, and two I didn't think I needed to for my slip because I wasn't at the lowest point of the tide. I actually found out though that during the lowest tide, my keel was actually grounded in the mud of my slip. I had to crank it up to leave. I have a feeling having the keel grounded, even though it can pivot vertically, may not have been very good for the hinge laterally. My rudder hasn't touched the bottom and it's deeper than the keel when up, so if I fully retract the keel, I'll be safe.

Edited by - Justin on 07/31/2006 19:29:46

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