Sounds like a good solution. To get the same effect at the dock, you could
probably run a line (jib sheet might be a good candidate) between the two
winches and tighten it up just enough to hold them in place.
Sam
35-3 Scoundrel (f/k/a Spanish Dancer)
SF
On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 5:53 AM, robert v
Yesterday, I discovered a simple way to loosen really tight (possibly
seized) Allen screw(s) in my Barient 22 B model winchesI thought
about attempting it on the mooring but it was too hot and too nice a day
to waste servicing winches that were not preventing me from sailing. I
soaked both
