A working elevator on our ship

So there is a main access ladder located between the galley and the wheelhouse that can be used to access the deck, the galley, the wheelhouse, the captains cabin, and the engine room. So that's 5 "floors" in a 14 foot height. 
So you might ask "An elevator? Really?" Yes my friends, an elevator! 
And here is why:
1: because it's a ladder we'd have to traverse multiple times a day. 
2: it would be hard to climb up & down a ladder with 1 hand if you are carrying something, nevermind something heavy.
3: because we can 😜 how freakin cool would it be to have an elevator on the ship?!?! 

Can you imagine me taking the time & care to safely traverse a ladder with my numb feet several times a day?
Can you imagine Dan carrying tools or a septic tank down the ladder? He did this. He had the bruises to prove it.
Can you imagine us doing this in the decades to come?

So I present to you, my fine friends, the prototype frame of a working elevator. Built with wood and hooked up to a winch engine. Here is the leftover wood from his build. Measured the amount needed perfectly!
The final elevator will be metal and programmed by the boys to stop every few feet at each floor. 

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