Self-Tailing Sailing Winch Safety Tips 48 9

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Talon Blackman - 7 years ago

what is the brand and model of that winch?

Captain John's Skipper Tips - 7 years ago

I do not know the brand of winch. I took this photo while crewing aboard a New Zealand 65 pilot-house ketch.

Mr. Midshipman - 11 years ago

Can I make one out of a Craftsman Ratchet wrench:) I wish the prices would come down.

submarineaz - 7 years ago

these guys say they are 30% less, I'm going to try them when I need new winches. http://www.huttonwinches.com/

GaryChap72 - 12 years ago

Good tip about the 'locking turn' I can see why that is important. I note from a different video the correct 'fist over fist' method of working too, to avoid losing fingers. I think there are a lot of aspects to winch safety not covered in this video My winches for example only work one way, I am still not sure how to safely pay out a sheet under tension when the winch is set to wind it in. I don't have a friction clutch unfortunately - I guess I'll have to wait till my Comp-Crew next season