"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:55:03 +0000, Gordon wrote:

Anybody tried these rubber things that go on regular winches to make
them self tailing?
Gordon

Yes. They are only slightly useful for that purpose compared to a real
self-tailer. I have them because they provide a nice cushion when you
bang into the winch with your shin or elbow.


I put them on a couple of winches on my first boat. In my experience, they
act more as "stoppers" or "snubbers" than as self-tailers. But as Salty
indicated, they do make a softer winch for bumping into.



Yes, I've used them on two boats. They are adequate, but that's about it...
not really self-tailing, but work well as snubbers after the fact of
winching. Certainly worth the small cost if you don't have a handy cleat.

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