In article ,
Scott Vernon wrote:

"Jonathan Ganz"
wrote in message Use your brain for something
more than negative thoughts. Look at that
bank of winches. Do you really think Scotty
isn't going to get that
handle out of there. A Jammed handle and a coil
of line that size is a
temporary thing. At best!!

Don't know. He hasn't claimed it was temporary.


It is temporary.

Well ok then. g



--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

So, Jon, where do you stow your winch handles?

SV


"Jonathan Ganz"
wrote in message
...
In article ,
Scott Vernon wrote:

"Jonathan Ganz"
wrote in message Use your brain for
something
more than negative thoughts. Look at that
bank of winches. Do you really think Scotty
isn't going to get that
handle out of there. A Jammed handle and a
coil
of line that size is a
temporary thing. At best!!

Don't know. He hasn't claimed it was
temporary.


It is temporary.

Well ok then. g



--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

In article ,
Scott Vernon wrote:
So, Jon, where do you stow your winch handles?

SV

In the winch... just kidding.

We have pockets for them. Mostly, we try not to use them except when
raising sails. I teach on a 30' boat (mostly) and I try to get
students to think ahead; thus, there's little need for a handle unless
it's a trim issue. We typically don't use a handle when
tacking. Sometimes when gybing, but not always. Depends on the
conditions.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote

In the winch... just kidding.

We have pockets for them.

I've seen winch handles jump out of those 'pockets' , hop over the
coaming and do a backflip over the toerail. . You really should put
them in a locked locker down below.

Scotty,
beware the Albatross

Scott Vernon wrote:
I've seen winch handles jump out of those 'pockets' , hop over the
coaming and do a backflip over the toerail. . You really should put
them in a locked locker down below.

Are you nuts? Many times I've seen winch handles fall out through the
cracks in the locker door, fly up the companionway and splash right into
the briny deep, lost forever. You should keep them under armed guard in
a bank vault.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Scott Vernon wrote:
I've seen winch handles jump out of those 'pockets' , hop over the
coaming and do a backflip over the toerail. . You really should
put
them in a locked locker down below.

Are you nuts? Many times I've seen winch handles fall out through
the
cracks in the locker door, fly up the companionway and splash right
into
the briny deep, lost forever. You should keep them under armed guard
in
a bank vault.


yeah, but only on a trawler.

Scott Vernon wrote:
yeah, but only on a trawler.



You must have some rich friends. I've never seen a trawler big enough to
have an ATM machine on board, much less a whole bank.

DSK

In article ,
DSK wrote:
Scott Vernon wrote:
I've seen winch handles jump out of those 'pockets' , hop over the
coaming and do a backflip over the toerail. . You really should put
them in a locked locker down below.

Are you nuts? Many times I've seen winch handles fall out through the
cracks in the locker door, fly up the companionway and splash right into
the briny deep, lost forever. You should keep them under armed guard in
a bank vault.

But how many times have you seen them leap back in the boat, conk
someone on the head, and end up back in the winch??? Huh? How many???
--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

Are you kidding??? The winch robbers would get them for sure. You should
always stow them away in your holding tank...that way you can be sure NO ONE
would ever go near them again.

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Scott Vernon wrote:
I've seen winch handles jump out of those 'pockets' , hop over the
coaming and do a backflip over the toerail. . You really should put
them in a locked locker down below.

Are you nuts? Many times I've seen winch handles fall out through the
cracks in the locker door, fly up the companionway and splash right into
the briny deep, lost forever. You should keep them under armed guard in a
bank vault.

DSK

Nah, just lash the handles right to the jib sheets, that way they won't
sink!

Seahag

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Are you kidding??? The winch robbers would get them for sure. You should
always stow them away in your holding tank...that way you can be sure NO
ONE would ever go near them again.

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Scott Vernon wrote:
I've seen winch handles jump out of those 'pockets' , hop over the
coaming and do a backflip over the toerail. . You really should put
them in a locked locker down below.

Are you nuts? Many times I've seen winch handles fall out through the
cracks in the locker door, fly up the companionway and splash right into
the briny deep, lost forever. You should keep them under armed guard in a
bank vault.

DSK