Glad I could be there for you! Thank you for watching and commenting, hopefully my future videos will be as helpful.

You absolutely can!

@@JustDoingMyStuffYour video was inspirational and I did the exact same thing with the Merlin. Worked great and I was able to put it up solo last night. Thanks for the detailed explanation.

My pleasure, glad you did it, amazing what we can do if we just do it instead of talking ourselves out of it.

I appreciate that! Thank you and hope the reel works perfect for you!

Awesome! Thank you!

Yes, but depends on what your weight and your application. Pressure washer hose is slightly heavier plus add water weight and hammer. If I were using this for water I would use lag bolts with all holes predrilled and fender washers on the lags holding the board up to the joist. if I were using it often I'd put a 2x6 crossmember laid flat between 2 joists and bolt it with through bolts. Water hammer will pound it out if you give it a chance.

@@JustDoingMyStuff thank you for the feedback i will look into using lag bolts to mount the board to the joist, this will be for personal use at home for pressure washer setup i doubt i will be yanking on the reel more than a couple of times a month

If It's open on the back side of the plywood I'd use a 1/2" x 1" lag bolt. If you use a stout washer you'll get great grip without going thru too far, pretty close to 1/8". Thank you!

Biggest question is your climate. Everyone has these on their trucks here in AZ, even in areas that get snow. I'd try to keep it out of the salt but we used them inside boxes on service trucks in Minnesota. I wouldn't use a more expensive one myself.

It's held up great. I only use this one a few times a week but my last one held up to years of shop use and was still in great shape when I left it for the next people that used that shop. I do recommend it. Too bad HF doesn't sponsor me!