Lost winch handle.
Submitted by cobia15 on Fri, 2016-06-17 22:20
Lost a brand new boat winch handle at woodies pt this morning. between the boat ramp and car park. Just in case any F/W member found it. cheers.
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cobia15
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At least I didn't lose it
At least I didn't lose it between garden and carnac
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Walfootrot
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lol
lol
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
The Saint
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I 've got a spare you can
I 've got a spare you can have if you feel like a drive to Warnbro.
Rob H
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write ya phone number on it
write ya phone number on it with a texta, before you lose it.
Mines been returned twice
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
ace rimmer
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drill a hole and bolt it
I always drill a hole through them where they attach to the postand bolt them so they are there for good cheers Ace
sunshine
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Welded mine in place
sure as hell cannot fall off
Perry Home
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I've always had
A spare in the boat just in case. . Peace of mind when thoughts are focused on fish... and everyone's lined up at the ramp behind you.
Flying Fish
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If you had been at Leeuwin
If you had been at Leeuwin yesterday I would have said I found yours,did find a fairly new one looked to be a dunbier ending leaving it with one of the staff at the cafe in case somone came asking
Andre
Shut up,sit down and keep on fishing
cobia15
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Thanks fellas, looked around
Thanks fellas, looked around the carpark and all the winches like mine are bolted or welded on. First time I've had one with a removable handle.
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ranmar850
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Easy to happen. I've done it once or twice.
Also found a few on the ramp and placed them to one side. Always keep a spare behind the utes
seat, not expensive, maybe 20 bucks. Permanently fit them? No, that means I would be stuck with one of three possible retrieve ratios. I use the 1-1 for a lot of my retrieve, only go down in ratio for the last bit.
fincher
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Didn't find it sorry but as
Didn't find it sorry but as people have said we always keep a spare on the car and one wrapped up in a rag on the boat( Ali) and if in doubt there's always the wheel brace in the car that also fits our whinch so have a few back ups. As the first time we got into boating about 5 years ago we lost our handle first trip out so since then always had a few back ups now.
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cobia15
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All good, scored a new handle
All good, scored a new handle at BCF and wacked a big fuck off bolt through it, Quick hit with the MIG and it wont be falling off soon.
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Chinbald
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Shares in Jarrett winches
Wish I had shares in Jarrett, lost plenty over the years, have them stashed everywhere now. Also use the ugliest handle as only seem to lose the new flash ones.
Subaquatic
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I used a 10" Shifter for
I used a 10" Shifter for about a year.....welded one on now.
meglodon
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Its a character building experiance
Nothing like being on the ramp about to start retrieving your boat and then you discover that the winch handle can't be located.
The howls from the impatient hoards who must get their boat retrieved in the next 2 minutes is all inspiring as you frantically search for the handle or a 10" cresent to use as a handle and start to winch your boat from the water.
With half the impatient mob offering absurd advice to you and the other half casting aspersions about your line of parentage that involve the US seventh fleets visit to Fremantle some time back it all makes for character building stuff and practice in showing calmness in front of your fellow man.
catchalittle
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your soooooo dead right Meg
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