The Cincher - Westland

I am impressed with the quality of this gadget - it appears to be well made and substantial. It is easy to use - just depress the catch lever and thread the rope through by rotating the catch wheel. Once on the rope, using the cincher is fast - hook it onto a fixed point on the boat or trailer and full the rope to the desired tension. To release, pull on the rope to release tension on the catch mechanism and depress the release catch lever. Note: For my 15' Drift Boat, I found that two of these were required - there wasn't enough room to hook the Cincher onto a loop at the other end of the rope, so I had to hook both ends onto the trailer. This might not be true for a boat with greater beam. For best results, cross the ends under the stern of the boat to opposite corners of the trailer. Jury is still out on durability - I've only had these for a couple of weeks.

This product worked very well with my new Sharkskin drawstring cover. It's very easy to use, and is much faster than tying a knot every time. My only complaint is that I wish the hook on the end was a snap hook, instead of an open hook so that the rope that you're attaching to it doesn't fall off.

This cincher is fantastic for pulling the pull cord on your boat cover together. Simple to use and release. Definitely worth getting if you have a draw string rope on your boat cover.

Makes it easy to cinch down covers while trailering or at Marina.

I recently ordered a custom boat cover with cincher for my 1996 Cobalt 232. I like the fabric but the fit at the nose of the boat could have been better. More important I was dissappointed that the cincher did not come with some sort of fabric pocket to keep it from rattling and scratching the side of the boat when in transit with the cover on. When I purchased the boat in 1996 this very same company provided the factory boat cover and the cincher was built into the cover and had a canvas with velcro built into it where the cincher could be enclosed.

love this cincher make tying up the boat cover easy never need to worry about the rope coming loose

Lucky for me there were three in the box when i opened it. This little device is a keeper when it comes to hold down tarps or covers and snugging things down. Anything where you would tie a rope, use this instead.

I watched my dad pull the rope and tie two knots with a lot of effort for years. This tool makes that step a breeze, very simple and easy.

This works great to keep the cover tight.

My boat is stored on a lift which precludes me from being able to reach the draw rope at the center of the transom. With the "Cincher", I can stand on the lift dock and draw the hem rope to a snug fit.

easy operation makes cinching up the roap of my cover eay

Very happy with the material. Easier to handle than the original cover. My cover is custom and has openings for a ski tower. The velcro pull over wraps are very tight at the tower base. We had trouble pulling them closed. Perhaps a little more width in material would resolve this? My boat is a 2001 206 Cobalt with a factory ski tower.

I have always tied a square knot on the cover cinche rope. Thought the cincher looked like a good idea, and it sure is. I will always have one on my covers fron now on.

I can't honestly review this. I bought it bought didn't need to use it. Sorry.

Works good well worth the money

This item works great. Makes it easy to tighten the cover.

The only thing that kept it from a five (5) was if the hook was coated so if it does rub on something it doesn't take the paint off. Awesome product. Scott

Are you tired of tying the boat cover rope that snugs the cover to the boat? It takes too much time to untie the knot to loosen the cover. This "Cincher" was the answer! Make a loop knot or schnell in one rope on the rear of the boat cover. You then run the other rope from the boat cover through the pulley, which has a cleat system inside of it. Hook the loop knot in the hook of the cincher, pull the rope tight on the pulley side, cleat it, DONE!!! The cleat has a button to push to release and then unhook the loop. This is better than what I have done in the past and well worth the inexpensive investment.

high quality product at a very reasonable price

Very handy

it works very good , they should tell you that you need two of them. You have to tie a knot on 1 end to hook the cincher. There also are instruction with this how to use it. If you buy a cover you will want this works great

Satisfied

Can't do without this when trying to get the cover tight. Works Great...!

Good concept. Product seems well made but not great for stated purpose. It is on my workbench in the garage. Maybe someday I will find another use for it.

Product works great. But they lack in telling you that you need two of them. iboats needs to inform the customer that you need one for each end of rope. The unit will not hold two ropes. I bought it for a cover which has two ropes that need trying down and they sell this product as an accessory but it sells in single package and they don't mention anywhere that you need two of them,.

I use this to keep my boat cover's perimeter rope cinched up. The downside is that I need to make a loop (knot) on one end of the rope the Cincher goes on the other end and pulls on the loop. Easy to use. I don't have to pull hard to keep the boat cover snug. Note that I tuck the Cincher under the boat cover so it doesn't rest on the outdrive directly (which would probably scratch it over time). I think this is probably a better alternative than the all-plastic cinchers. Note that your rope has to fit inside the Cincher pulley, so cut your rope well (I used an Xacto knife blade heated with my blowtorch, to make a perfectly straight, sealed cut).

My installation seems to work well. It would be good to include literature with implementation suggestions. I expected something in the package but didn't see anything.

The cincher is a fantastic product for cinching the 1/2 inch cord on the bottom of the boat cover. Recommend including two cinchers in each boat cover package.

This works a lot better than expected.

Extremely satisfied with this product. A nice upgrade from the "manual" cincher that is included with most other tops of lower quality. The ratcheting mechanism makes it much easier and intuitive to tighten and loosen the draw cord around the top. Highly recommend it!

They are worth the money, and work very well!

never used due to cover not fitting.

Bought 2 of these with the new cover. Does a great job tightening the drawstring with very little effort. I can see lots of uses, so might buy a couple more just to have available.

You sent me the cover that only works in the winter. I need a cover that I can put on all the time with the bimini top up.

Holds tightly and easy to loosen

Works great on the boat cover but don't forget to buy 2 of them.One for each side.

Makes tightening the cover's drawstring a quick and easy operation

Just started using it so Im not sure how it will hold up but it seems to be a strong part.

Nice part and works very well. Could use instructions and larger release knob.