Winch handle sizes - who knew?

doug748

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I have just done a 40 mile unwind passage in lively conditions with no genoa winch handle. The handles looked fine but were the wrong bloody size. Nightmare.

Turns out that Harken used a smaller star pattern in the 1960's. What a swizz.

Next question has anyone got an ancient one to sell ? Looks about 16mm across flats. ☹️

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