Dope..

-LoGiK- · Kickflip Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2747 City: Orlando

guys its a joke cmon are you serious

dirtysouthwakeskate · Ollie Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 58

I'm guessing Its gonna be very heavy, when a hand held electric winch comes out then IL switch from petrol.

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jul 18, 2009 8:10 am Post subject:

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

45min of continuous pull, does that mean 45 mins of riding? like one pass with 600ft of rope is only a few minues, so i think u could get at least 20 or so runs at about 2 minutes a pass

badskater · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 111 City: portage

that is such a good idea but i wonder how good it will pull you

dirtysouthwakeskate · Ollie Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 58

sparrow.2, batteries plus a electric motor has got to be heavier than a Honda 6.5 even with a full tank.

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jul 22, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

mr.foonis · Posted: Jul 22, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject:

im seriously considering building one like the bazaki or whatever one. where could i get the batteries you guys are talking about

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jul 23, 2009 3:48 am Post subject:

mr.foonis · Posted: Jul 23, 2009 10:21 am Post subject:

oh gotcha

gregbockhold · Posted: Jul 24, 2009 8:56 am Post subject:

http://www.vimeo.com/5197441

It actually pulls wakeboarders. This thing is effing nuts.
Go bazaki online winch.

GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

This probably won't matter since the winch is out of water but...

I thought lithium + water = fire? I guess electricity and water can play nice (cable parks) but i feel like if a battery goes bad, you'd have a crispy winch and a pretty bummed operator. You always hear those stories of laptops/ipods exploding and they have lithium based batteries as well I think.

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

It will take some serious ingenuity and engineering for that pull. if it's true?

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jul 27, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject:

boardertj · Faceplant Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 31

Any updates on this?

robsmaze · Posted: Jan 05, 2010 10:29 am Post subject:

after a few months of R&D i've got a working electric winch. the battery packs way about 65lbs and the winch is 12"w x 12"h x 24" long and weighs about 45 pounds. You get maybe 15 or 20 500' runs max per charge, depending on how many deep water starts you do - top speed is about 25. thumb throttle with really nice smooth acceleration, not like a clutch or a TAV at all. i should have a finished product by spring, but it's way way heavier than what these guys propose. I've set it up so you can drag around as many battery packs as you want to buy for longer days. but batteries are HEAVY!!! of course i could go with lithium ion or lithium polymer battery packs that weighed less, but cost about $3000 for the pack and the charger - may as well buy a PWC. i'm shipping it to florida to try out in the next few weeks, i'll post a video.
robby

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

robsmaze, Don't give away too many secrets.

iWinch · Ollie Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 93 City: ATL

I know what happens to my cellphone battery when that beach gets wet!!! I would imagine it would be a smooth pull though. I just don't like the idea of a charge. Not too many electrical outlets out in BFE!

iWinch · Ollie Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 93 City: ATL

The teaser starts out with knee boarding. not much more to say. Those batteries are F*in heavy. Looks like you could put a sub on it though. haha. I liked the 180 turn at the end. I never thought a turn would work that easily.