I used a friend's bit and 1/2" right angled drill to hoist me up the mast. I was able to get almost all the way up on a full charge. Works great, but if I couldn't borrow the drill and bit, I wouldn't buy one just for that purpose.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 4:57 PM Adam Hayden via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Have any of you used the winch bit and a cordless drill for either > hoisting someone aloft or for raising sails? I came across it in a forum > and it seemed like a good idea. Not sure if it is just gimmicky or if it > really works? > Adam > C&C 36 > > > Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network. > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!6KDiiMyeuwLjiU0YYjmv_O_oThiYEX0GKQhrYiAsxBbRfIpPdcnJSTJUTOa2GHKoFl0$ > Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
