how necessary is a windlass
"Bruce" wrote in message
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Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your
lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the
Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a
mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing
it.
Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe.
Cheers,
Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the
skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome
yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly
stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull.
If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will
convince you.
--
Gregory Hall
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