I love my draw board. I am always on my own working on my bows with my son in the Navy now. It is a great way to get things adjusted exactly where you want them. I have tried the hook in the ceiling and pull down method but that was hard to get real picky with. The draw board works great. I built my own with a 2x6 and a boat winch. On one end I drilled a hole and put a 1/2 inch piece of black pipe thru it. On the back Ihave the thread base screwed to the bottom of the board over the hole. I screw in the pipe from the front. This way the pipe goes thru the entire board and it prevents the base plate from pulling out. I put a little pipe insulation on the pipe sticking up to protect the bow. Mount the boat winch on the other end of the board and you are ready to go.