Dennis, I second your comment. I bought a Lewmar One Touch a couple years ago during the winter. In the Spring I tried in my Barient 18 winches (Aluminum version) and it wouldn't lock in. The screw that holds the drum on was too high and the bottom of the drive portion hit it. I had to grind about 1/16" off the bottom of the drive and it works perfectly. In fact I liked it so much that I bought another one the next year ( and made the same modification). I also have 3 of the floating handles (one came with the boat, one from my old boat and a non locking one that I won), they will be staying with the boat when I sell it to move up and the One Touches will be coming with me. The handles flex when trying to grind in heavy weather and they float with the black handle up so you can't see them. Last week we were racing and I saw one float by about 6 feet away, I just left it there, it wasn't worth bothering to go back to pick it up.
Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C&C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: June-19-13 4:58 PM To: billb...@sbcglobal.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Winch Handles WARNING!!! This handle will not work in older shallow pocket Barlows! If you try to use one in such winch, it might not come out. I had correspondence with the inventor and discussed it with him at the Annapolis boat show a few years ago. Dennis C. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
