Clothes Line 'ratchet'

[ellal]

I've been trying to find some sort of ratchet that I can attach a clothes line to (at present it has a top pulley and 'tie off' hook) so as to lower and raise it. It's quite long, and a full load of wet clothes is difficult to pull up..

Has anyone seen something that will do the job?

cheers

 

[breezer]

add another pulley?

i am being serious a 2nd pulley will make it easier to lift.

abit OTT but look here

yes its a toy crne, but it shows the principal

 

[masona]

You'll need a double pulley to make light work, a triple pulley is a bonus

 

[ellal]

add another pulley?

i am being serious a 2nd pulley will make it easier to lift.

I had thought of the extra pulley(s), but was trying to get something like the open/close mechanism we have on our patio table parasol - the beauty being that the line wouldn't 'slip', or so I hope...

 

[JohnD]

pop into your friendly local Yachties shop and ask for a Jam Cleat or a Cam Cleat.

Warning: As boat-owners invariably have more money than sense, bits for boats are always overpriced.

 

[ellal]

Thanks...I'll take a look

 

[soaringjock]

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;j...FFA?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=hoist&x=9&y=9

 

[masona]

I don't know if you're joking soaringjock but thinking about it, it's not a bad idea and wouldn't be difficult to do

I've seen cheaper one about, I think it was in Makro

 

[soaringjock]

Moi!!! Joking!!!!!!