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Damien fabricates a custom winch mount for the fishing trawler Brewpeg using 50mm by 25mm by 3mm galvanised steel box section.2:12 The design spans two of the boat's roof ribs to distribute the load, aiming for a safe working load of 300 kg at the dock and 150 kg for water lifts.12:39 To achieve the necessary shape, he uses a drop saw to make precise, square cuts into the steel, allowing him to bend the box section into a dimpled bracket that recesses the winch into the roof structure.3:17 Because the material is galvanised, he grinds away the coating before welding to avoid toxic fumes and plans to use a small, five-gallon sandblaster to clean the welds and prepare the surface for painting.4:54 After calculating that extending the bracket across two ribs doubles the yield strength to nearly two tons, he stick-welds the initial frame before reinforcing the joints with a MIG welder.15:20

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