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Jeff

* Gogarty wrote, On 4/25/2007 3:01 PM:
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Ours is a Lewmar Concept 1 with rope/chain gypsy and capstan. The star hole in
the top of the capstan into which fits a standard winch handle only allows you
to loosen the capstan free from the gypsy so that the capstan will turn while
the gypsy remains stationary. You cannot use it to winch up the rode. Turned
in that direction the capstan is secured to the gypsy and they turn together
when power is applied but won't allow you to bring up the rode manually
because you are trying to turn against the reduction gears. When you loosen
it the gypsy runs free and the rode will run out.

Disbelieving, I searched the Lewmar database and indeed, you seem to
have the only windlass that does not have a manual recover method.
All the old S/L's had the option, and all the new Lewmars have it.
And the Ocean series had it. But for some reason, yours doesn't.