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On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 1:36 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> 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
> > O -631-283-1777
> > C- 516-965-3164
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > <
> >
> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t909/F39F46B4-4A24-4A7C-9D05-15AD18B31F5D.png
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----
> > > George Morgan
> > > S/V Knotty Lady 1986
> > > Lake Waccamaw NC
> > > --
> > > Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
> >
> >
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