Make sure the handle clears the deck.  When you get to the end of the house you are on your knees spinning the winch handle.

On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 12:11 PM Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com> wrote:

> That is what mine looks like.
> It’s a home made deal that I got for free last Sumer by driving to Cape
> May, NJ, from a gracious ex-Rhodie who also  gave me a continental mast, a
> Genoa and a home made stern mast support, a couple of used winches and
> misc. hardware.
> The steel cable on the winch could lift a barge, but other than the
> over-scaled cable, the system works great.
> Ric
> Dadventure
> Hampton Bays
>
> Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP
> ric at stottarchitecture.com
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>
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> > On Jun 9, 2021, at 12:49 PM, Gmorganflier <gmorgan.flier at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I’ve realized I feel a little precarious standing at the mast crane and
> > turning the winch handle. I would rather be able to be on my knees to do
> > this. Has anyone modified their mast crane by moving the hand winch down
> on
> > the tube and routing the line through a block at the top of the tube and
> > then to the bow cleat?
> > I’ll include a drawing to show what I have in mind and to see if you
> fellow
> > Rhodies think it would work.
> >
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