I don't know if this will be the thread you were thinking of with Phil's hoists but it does show several images of the hoists in use.
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ighlight=hoist
Another possible (post in which Phil used the word "hoist") would be
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ighlight=hoist I was too lazy to check the 57 pages to see what the exact use would have been.