[quote=reverend]Hey Tom,
I must have a pretty great Therapist (either that or I've been using some pretty good drugs) cause I've forgotten (or rather blocked out) a lot of those bad memories until I hear some or your stories!! Great...thanks to you...years of therapy have gone down the drain!! Its back to waking up in the middle of the night from "night terrors"!! (just kidding)
I'm remember now....that when it came time to lower the main sail...I had one hand on the 'stop lever' for the winch....should it become a "run-away" I could stop it before it coiled around itself!! Your idea for the new winch sounds pretty good...the rub plate sound like a great idea too!! Control, is everything!!
We took some pictures of the inside of the center cross-beam, that supports the mast....as just as soon as BIll can show me how to down load pictures...I'll send you some. (Bill: the attachment you sent me, when enlarged, was nothing but fuzzy pixels....there was no way to make about any of the words!! I'll call you tomorrow)
Tom, how did your day on the water go??
Until later,
jt[/quote]
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