Who's feeling creative? Bridle lifter

[rjbathgate]

Hey,

Get your creative juices going...

See my great drawing attached...

Basically, bridle and tow rope for biscuitting etc are quite low due to transom mounts and get caught in water/wake, which while is fun to watch the biscutter get spun around as it slacks, it's not ideal....

I don't want to spend any money (so one of these expensive steel runners that sticks up high isn't really an option)...

So I was wondering how creative and engineer-able everyone is...

Best idea gets a prize... (glory)...

Cheers

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by rjbathgate

Hey,

Get your creative juices going...

See my great drawing attached...

Basically, bridle and tow rope for biscuitting etc are quite low due to transom mounts and get caught in water/wake, which while is fun to watch the biscutter get spun around as it slacks, it's not ideal....

I don't want to spend any money (so one of these expensive steel runners that sticks up high isn't really an option)...

So I was wondering how creative and engineer-able everyone is...

Best idea gets a prize... (glory)...

Cheers

Bungee rope off the top of the aframe connected to the bridle would also take the slack on the rope and reduce the stresses on the rig

[rjbathgate]

Originally Posted by bedajim

Bungee rope off the top of the aframe connected to the bridle would also take the slack on the rope and reduce the stresses on the rig

Reckon the bungee would signifactly reduce the stress on the arch/rig?

Quite a bit of force on the tow rope sometimes hey...

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by rjbathgate

Reckon the bungee would signifactly reduce the stress on the arch/rig?

Quite a bit of force on the tow rope sometimes hey...

could you use the arch and run a line forward from it tied off to something solid to help ?

[m chappelow]

mount a fishing rod outboard or a springy g.r.p pole of some sort and fix it to that ,

[Ian M]

Originally Posted by bedajim

could you use the arch and run a line forward from it tied off to something solid to help ?

If you can arrange for some sort of guide on your 'A' frame, just run the bungee or even a rope over the top of your 'A' frame, and tie it off to a hard point in the boat. That way your 'A' frame, arch, or whatever you want to call it, will have very little stress on it.

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Ian M

If you can arrange for some sort of guide on your 'A' frame,......

How long do you reckon that would take to rig up?

[camtheribman]

is it an inboard or outboard? i think i have a plan

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by camtheribman

is it an inboard or outboard? i think i have a plan

Is it a cunning plan???

[camtheribman]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Is it a cunning plan???

it is indeed but engine may get in the way so i'm thinking of how i can adapt it