[Public-List] What's the secret to removing this old winch?

[dickdurk at atlanticbb.net]

Aha!  Linking the defining moment of when ape becomes man 
with sailing.

Keep up the good work.

Michael
#220

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:30:13 -0400
  Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> I stared and stared at my winch on SURPRISE after trying 
>and failing to turn
> the thing with the biggest screw driver I could find. 
> Then, just like in
> the scene with the apes at the beginning of 2001: A 
>Space Odyssey, I looked
> down at my hand and saw I was holding the flat winch 
>handle - like club.  I
> shifted my grip and raised it to eye level...the rest 
>was history.
> 
> Gord #426
> 
> 
>> I never would have tried that. I'm going out to the boat 
>>now to try this..
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> -jeff
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Gordon Laco 
>><mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
>>> Good morning -
>>> 
>>>  You will find that the end of the winch handle for this 
>>>winch fits the giant
>>>  slot perfectly.  Put it in, then put a wrench on the 
>>>flat of the handle and
>>>  turn it off (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey)
>>> 
>>>  Cheers - Gord #426
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I can't figure out how to remove this winch: (cabin top)
>>>> 
>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie/Alberg30/photo#5182205409483780530
>>>> 
>>>> There don't appear to be any ring clips or anything, 
>>>>just what looks
>>>> to be a giant screwdriver slot at the top where the 
>>>>winch handle clips
>>>> into.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone know the trick to this???
>>>> 
>>>> -jeff
>>>> 
>>> 
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