Well, my Cabela hoist (see my post from 2 Jan 2016) is causing me a little problem. The rope has been slipping off the pulley "wheel" and then it locks up because the rope is around the axle. It's hard to get the rope back onto the pulley wheel since it usually gets stuck high up. So far I have managed, but know that I need some better solution. This happens with my heaviest canoe -- 16-foot ~80 pounds. And it happens because there is just a single pulley at either end of the canoe, and that pulley ends up tilting just enough to let the rope slip off the "wheel".
I talked with my WCHA Three Rivers Chapter folks, and they have suggested using a rope with a larger diameter (thinking maybe the rope has stretched over time) . I could do that, but then I recalled this thread and people posting about Harken Hoists.
How does one decide the correct Harken Hoist to order? The Cabela option one was easy - there was only one option! But if I am going to spend the price of a Harken, I'd like to make sure that I am ordering the right one.
Can somebody post pictures of their Harken units please and offer suggestions for the right model to get for my heavy canoe.