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OK, just to be prepared for the worst, I went out and tried the winch method. But the chain kept slipping...
:-)
Sam
On Thursday, September 04, 2003, at 07:53PM, Rick H Kennerly <> wrote:
>.:.if my windlass didn't have manual operation, i'd rather rig a line back
>.:.to the biggest winch on my boat, and a rolling hitch to the rode.
>.:.manual winches don't catch fire. ;)
>.:.
>A good 2-speed manual windlass doesn't catch fire either, at least not the
>way I use it.
>You'd be better off going to a sheet windlass anyway. Even the best manual
>operated powered windlass is vastly inferior to a good sheet winch.
>
>Rick NH2F
>Westsail 32 Xapic
>Cabo San Juan, Puerto Rico
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