The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Buccaneer 550 winch https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:41:47 +0000 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:07:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=134289 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : My pic above was the original...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820693&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820693 Author: Steps
Subject: 134289
Posted: 22 Dec 2021 at 8:07am

My pic above was the original last century, cad battery, ex tradie who had gone thru 2 batteries before I got it....I just put a new 2ah cad battery on it. 
Worked for a few yrs fine.
I still have and use it as a spare..
]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:07:48 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820693&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820693 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Most likely the battery as Steps...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820689&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820689 Author: kimber7wsm
Subject: 134289
Posted: 22 Dec 2021 at 6:01am

Most likely the battery as Steps says, but...

Dewalt make several models. The cheap ones often don't have a very good power rating at all. So might just pay to check before replacing the battery. Dewalt tend to list some sort of power rating, just google the model. If you have a mate with a Dewalt drill maybe borrow his battery just to check.

Having said that, my Dewalt 996 would break a wrist if you're not careful.

Also the 20V (American parallel import) battery works perfectly with the NZ 18v gear and chargers. If that saves you a few bucks. A mate and I swap them all the time. 
]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:01:12 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820689&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820689 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Most likely just the battery aging..The...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820667&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820667 Author: Steps
Subject: 134289
Posted: 21 Dec 2021 at 3:38pm

Most likely just the battery aging..
The AEG have been using with the 1.5AH lithuim for the last.. many yrs, the pull up hoods before last starting going bit slow..
And the last pull week ago got 3/4 up and battery overload cut in..
Re charged and been using for projects around here nps.
 So a new 1.5ah from bunnings in the new yr.
]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:38:26 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820667&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820667 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Great read, esp for those of us...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820662&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820662 Author: salty69
Subject: 134289
Posted: 21 Dec 2021 at 2:13pm

Great read, esp for those of us with heavy tubs and a steep ramp.
Bought a sea socket last week and used it for the first time on Sunday. Brilliant. Older De Walt drill gave up with 2ft to go so will need to replace that.
Cheers Steps and others. ]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:13:35 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1820662&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1820662 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : 1st.. why buy a special winch...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795589&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795589 Author: Steps
Subject: 134289
Posted: 25 Sep 2020 at 8:37am

1st.. why buy a special winch to use a drill?
When a Std  far cheaper, winch with all the free spool,  and other 'extras' are already there...
And at that not knowing how fast it pulls up at a ramp... Nothing more lack of consideration and frustration to others using an electric winch that has a pull at  2 layers less than 8ft/min.
 Also wire rope causes some minor issues as well...

And the last one..which never came to anything ... ideas, car starters, to build ones own winch, or set up impact drivers...
 And yeah have several American (AC Delco) starters  and later model geared starters for hi com, low duration cam engines laying around the shed.. which had consideration olny. The practical side of portability, gearing, required construction and mods, they never got past the consideration stage.
 And Really? to even consider an rattle gun will work?
We did have an old rattle gun, welded the clutches, and found that the torque/ power/ratios were all wrong compared to std 2 speed drill.

Just checked the date stamp on my original videos and pics...2013.

Only good ideas are those that actually are practical, simple, cheap , and work (portable, easy and speed.)

 A note on the socket.. it has a slot with a locking bit in it.
That is not good.. you will end up breaking your thumb if get a jamb or end of the pull as the drill twists.
 Best describes as .. you will have had a fully charged 18v drill , jamb and twist, damn near throwing you to one side right?. As the drill jambs and because ones thumb is around the handle, the twist turns and 'locks ' your hand on the handle when horizontal....
If have that locking slot there is no movement to allow the drill to momentarily twist , semi release , preventing breaking your thumb or wrist..
The sides of the slots need to be slightly flared, which also means the drill has to be held a little more square on to winch shaft.Wink
 From actual initial proof of concept trial, regular use , 7 of 8 yrs of user experience..

 For practical use .. one lines up the boat on the keel line... hooks the  rope, takes up slack with winch
 With cross wind or current its not as easy to take it up on the drill...
 Then start pulling up on the drill.
 Person holding boat lines up.. if required then comes down and continues with the drill. ..
Other person now standing free, with little effort, turns the winch handle on the other (drivers) side. take a little load off the drill, and speeds up the pull to well under 1min...
Person with drill jumps in the tow vehicle passenger side with the drill.. driver hooks the shackle and all drive off.



]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:37:10 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795589&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795589 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Here’s another winch powered...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795563&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795563 Author: Kandrew
Subject: 134289
Posted: 24 Sep 2020 at 6:56pm

Here’s another winch powered by a cordless drill attachment, lots of videos on YouTube with guy’s powering there boat winches with drills

https://winchdrivertools.com/products/icnuts-marine-tool-kit-operates-one-winch-for-boat-trailers

Here a winch designed to be powered by a drill

https://www.topmaq.co.nz/automotive-workshop/vehicle/winches/drill-powered-winch-225kg-avwi2000?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-fSWhZqB7AIVciCtBh09tQsSEAsYAiABEgIE3fD_BwE

This one’s from 2012 ideas been around for a while so must work pretty well might buy one myself

https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic_mobile.php?FID=11&TID=4990&PID=0&LastEntry=]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:56:17 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795563&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795563 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Yep I have bought one to. I can...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795546&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795546 Author: neil_cb125t
Subject: 134289
Posted: 24 Sep 2020 at 10:38am

Yep I have bought one to. I can make stuff up and love to. But. That’s cheap and supports someone who’s out there making cool stuff for us kiwis. ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:38:36 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795546&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795546 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Geeze.. $33 for an old long 2nd...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795545&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795545 Author: Steps
Subject: 134289
Posted: 24 Sep 2020 at 10:22am

Geeze.. $33  for an old long 2nd hand  16mm socket with couple slots cut in it and a 3/8" adapter cut down to fit the drill.

The weight and design of boat and trailer will dictate the specification, size and torque of battery drill required to retrieve your boat.

So they have no idea or recommend what size drill, what ratio winch for what weight of boat. Or able to recommend if wide or narrow drum.. wire, braid or web 'rope'
 Get any of these wrong and doesnt work.

I put a scale between the winch hook and the boat, and watched when someone pulled up the boat and took the time taken.. anything over 1 min was not acceptable.
I then calcuated the force required to being the boat up in 1 minute.
Then with some difficulty found out how much force a battery ( mains power tools easy to find) drill has, and at what loads batteries will cut out at when loaded and reach given cut out temps.
 Then calculate the speed of the drill, what ratio required (and rem the ratio, and load changes as the winch drum fills) to bring the boat up in 1 min or under... on a keel trailer.

Then came proof of concept, on a quiet week day at the ramp,near full tide because that when the ramp is very steep.
1st pull scarred the $%^& out of me...I had calculated with the drill speed on 1.. did not realise in the excitement it was on speed 2... Damn that boat came up real fast, got to just before meter full up and battery and/or drill cut out kicked in just in time.
 This was an unexpected  surprise thu.
 Then pushed boat back out , did the next pull 5 min later (let drill and/or battery cool off (they where only just warm to touch) on speed 1 .. not 100% sure the 1.5AH battery had the storage capacity.
 Anyway it pulled up about 5 sec under the 1 min
Damn near right on the theoretical calculations
 for a approx 1100kg , 5.5m 1970s sea nymph commander fully loaded including fuel but no ppl.

Proof of concept nailed.. 1st time, no try this try that messing around.

Someone has been watching some very old posts here i think..Wink

$1 2nd hand socket, 50c for adapter , 10 mins time, and if want to get fancy, tack weld the socket to the adapter.
Where has good old Kiwi  number 8 wire stuff gone?

Wonder when my bungy panter will go commercial....
 or my self tied off mooring to pontoons solo launch.. just rool off boat, automatically tied off the pontoons/ wharf, and drive away.
or my quick retrieve light solo lift 800mm no mess,dredge set up, that will have proof of concept , hopefully this weekend.
 Or my $15 moded  $35 dredge its self, already well proven on its 1st proff of concept.
 Then there are other things like my spit, still not upgraded from original proof of concept from around 35 yrs back.

Secret to all this. "work hard at being lazy"  And that is very different from the modern concept of "work smarter not harder"
 Work hard at being lazy one will spend a sunday putting under ground automatic watering system around 20 odd aviaries so dont have to change the water each day...
 Or removing all weed from lawns so only have to cut 1/3 as many times with less catch each yr.
 "Work hard.......at being lazy"
 And not having deep pockets is also a great motivation to build.
]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:22:23 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795545&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795545 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Brilliant - Ive just bought one....]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795540&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795540 Author: letsgetem
Subject: 134289
Posted: 24 Sep 2020 at 9:27am

Brilliant - Ive just bought one. When I come in from fishing, I can wind the boat up onto the trailer - but, I am always short of energy after being on the briny, so saving this work will be a boon. And, it will speed it up, so helping to reduce the queue of boats. ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:27:48 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795540&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795540 <![CDATA[Buccaneer 550 winch : Like this? https://seadesign.co.nz/...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134289&PID=1795512&title=buccaneer-550-winch#1795512 Author: beno101
Subject: 134289
Posted: 23 Sep 2020 at 6:41pm

Like this?
https://seadesign.co.nz/
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