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[quote=gahamby]I don't have an electric winch but I think mounting a manual is about the same. 
1) About waist high on the mast support. If you bolt it on you can get it off in the field if you need to replace it.
2) The best you can afford with a manual backup handle. Because if it fails your screwed.
3) Yes. My mast support telescopes up to about 10'-0". I have a keel roller up there that I put the strap from the winch through. It's permanent but a temporary snatch block for a wire or rope winch would serve.
4) If I had an electric winch I would use Anderson connectors so I could connect it to the truck or a separate battery.

The thing about an electric winch is you won't be able to feel the rig if an undue strain occurs. On my rig I can feel if something is binding within one turn of the crank. Not that I haven't considered an electric winch but I have a 15' SC an electric winch would be overkill.

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Let us know how it works out,good luck GH[/quote]

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