Wakeboard Winch - 2013

It consists of an engine, spool, rope, handle, frame, and some sort of simple transmission. The person being towed walks (or swims) away from the winch and pulls out all of the rope. When the winch is engaged, it pulls the boarder usually between 15 to 25 miles per hour (24 to 40 km/h). Winches are popular for people wanting to board on ponds and lakes, or just don't have a boat. Also, the winch can either be mounted on the trailer hitch of a vehicle, set into the ground by stakes, or tied to a tree.

You need :

1-Engine (over 7 hp if you don't have a torque converter )
3-Spool (you can build it like i did or purchase one on ebay for 250-300 $
4-clutch, chain, sprocket# 41-42 ( choose the gear ratio depending on the sport you practise),fairlead ( mfgsupply.com )
6-Rope

-The steel frame was fabricated using square tube and was mig welded

-For best results, use polyurethane paint with epoxy primer
otherwise
- Buy antirust paint at Home Depot

- cut out from a .125 in. (1/8) steel plate – settings of 6.5”, 8.5” and 10.5”

information about the rope :

- 1000′ of 1/8 dyneema rope supplied by www.barry.ca

-Attach the rope and rewind