Hi Dan -

Yup... that will work... you don't need to add all the pulleys in the
pics above - they would just give you very fine control (and you'd
be able to lift the hardtop by pulling on the cable easily with one
hand).

If you just add that 'block' pulley that comes with the unit, the
hoist will need to take-in/let-out twice as much cable to get the
weight (hardtop) to move the same distance... and the "fixed"
end makes your celiling joist (or whatever) carry half the burden:



- michael