>> "Winches are for quitters." << Back when I was new to big boats with big sails racing offshore I was recruited to sail the 1977 Southern Straits of Georgia race (starts on Good Friday in Vancouver BC) on the C&C 39 "Midnight Special". I was young and rash and declared "I have never met a winch that could beat me".
Well, after 26 hours of racing in winds from 8 to 45 with all the sail changes and short tacking to get out of current I had to eat those words and confess those Barient 36's with the titanium drums had completely kicked my a**. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 11:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Needing the brain trust-new winch installation, old hole filling, etc. Just have your crew work on their upper-body strength. Winches are for quitters. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website<http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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