Ratchet windlass

[Guest]

A CC'er who we shared Bingley 5 and 3 rises going down on Wednesday had a ratcheted lock windlass.

 

I've done a search on here but only un-earthed threads that seem to have gone cold.

 

Does any body know of a current supplier of these??? -

[Tim Lewis]

A CC'er who we shared Bingley 5 and 3 rises going down on Wednesday had a ratcheted lock windlass.

 

I've done a search on here but only un-earthed threads that seem to have gone cold.

 

Does any body know of a current supplier of these??? -

 

There is a supplier here at the National, will try and get details tomorrow - they are very heavy!

 

Tim

[DHutch]

I also saw the bloke at the national, although he didnt seam to have an name/details/callingcards/stock.

 

- As said, for me the outstanding thing about it was, it weight about half what i do, more than double most windlass.

 

 

 

Daniel

[Guest]

Cheers much appreciated

[WotEver]

..they are very heavy!

 

And huge!

 

I walked away tutting

[Guest]

And huge!

 

I walked away tutting

 

 

I'm not sure we aren't talking about different types. The one I saw in use was similar to a normal windlass in appearance and dimensions to a normal one - only it had a ratchet mechanism at the end that slides over the spindle on the paddle mechanism - I wish I'd asked him where he got his now. It didn't appear overly heavy either.

[NB Alton]

I'm not sure we aren't talking about different types. The one I saw in use was similar to a normal windlass in appearance and dimensions to a normal one - only it had a ratchet mechanism at the end that slides over the spindle on the paddle mechanism - I wish I'd asked him where he got his now. It didn't appear overly heavy either.

 

Yes there does seem to be 2 different types - one sort of box section construction the other more like a normal windlass with a rachet mechanism from a socket+set+welded+on+the+end.+One+of+our+customers+has+one+of+these+and+swears+b

y+it.+When+I+see+her+next+I'll+ask+her+where+she+got+it+from

[raymac]

I walked away tutting

 

 

Yeah same as me when I saw one at the crick show the last bank holiday. Next day I broke my back at work and need one now !!!

 

:

 

Well at least I am not paralysed . If anyone can put any photo`s of them on this forum it would a great help

 

 

ray

[DHutch]

Stuggling to find anything online about it at all, the term 'easylass' crops up a few times, but im not sure if this is what we saw at the natinal.

 

 

 

See also:

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4988

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8051

and

http://justcanals.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1812

 

Daniel

[Ian B]

Yeah same as me when I saw one at the crick show the last bank holiday. Next day I broke my back at work and need one now !!!

 

:

 

Well at least I am not paralysed . If anyone can put any photo`s of them on this forum it would a great help

 

 

ray

I have one, please explain how I put photos on the forum, and i'll post them,

 

just a warning if you have a bad back you will need to be careful .It weighs 5 1/2 lbs !!!

 

Ian

[Guest]

I have one, please explain how I put photos on the forum, and i'll post them,

 

just a warning if you have a bad back you will need to be careful .It weighs 5 1/2 lbs !!!

 

Ian

 

 

Ian you need to have an account on a photo hosting site such as Photobucket.

 

http://photobucket.com/

 

You upload the photo to there and then place the link to them in your post here.

[johnmck]

Hi

 

Alexander Thornycroft alex.aston@tiscali.co.uk makes one that appears to be the type your after. e mail alex.aston@tiscali.co.uk

 

Cheers

 

John

[nb Innisfree]

Stuggling to find anything online about it at all, the term 'easylass' crops up a few times, but im not sure if this is what we saw at the natinal.

 

 

 

See also:

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4988

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8051

and

http://justcanals.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1812

 

Daniel

 

I recall the Easylass windlass using gearing to ease use

[Chris Davidson]

The chandelry at Shobnall sold them when we called in last year.

Hope this helps Chris

Edited August 31, 2009 by Chris Davidson

[DHutch]

I have one, please explain how I put photos on the forum, and i'll post them.

Ive just re-writting the guide to uploading photos today (having seen your post and meaning to have done it month ago) so feel free to make use of that and let me know any bits thst dont make sense.

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1633

 

 

Daniel

[Ian B]

Hopefully this should take you to 3 Photos of the windlass

 

 

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/5744059...?vhost=outdoors

[Guest]

Hopefully this should take you to 3 Photos of the windlass

 

 

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/5744059...?vhost=outdoors

 

It does thanks,

 

 

this looks a lot like the one I am after who was the supplier??

[raymac]

Hopefully this should take you to 3 Photos of the windlass

 

 

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/5744059...?vhost=outdoors

 

That look`s just what I need. Thanks where do you get them from ?

I sould have taken a bit more intrest when I was at Crick and not been so smug and laughing to myself thinking who

the hell would use one of them.

 

Thanks

[alan_fincher]

My feeling, having picked one up, is that if you were strong enough to carry one any distance, you probably don't need one.

 

Also the fact that our first boat cost not a lot more than as one of these was a bit of a deterrent to buying.

 

But if they enable some people to move paddles they otherwise can't it can only be a good thing, I'll agree.

[Guest]

But if they enable some people to move paddles they otherwise can't it can only be a good thing, I'll agree.

 

And there's the rub.

 

The boss needs to decide if it's worth carrying 2.5 bags of sugar to the gates or not.

 

However this thread had opened up another possibility - extending windlasses - guess these will be lighter, but just might give the leverage SWMBO needs.

Edited August 31, 2009 by MJG

[DHutch]

Hopefully this should take you to 3 Photos of the windlass

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/5744059...?vhost=outdoors

Yep, thats what i saw at the national.

- Apprently its lighter then the protype as it used some aluminum for the massive (note pun) bits that actaully fit around the spindle.

- Quite why he didnt just subtract 75% of the excess material and continue using steel which would have been harder wearing.

 

Hope you dont mind me rehosting the image and posting it here:

 

 

Daniel

[alan_fincher]

One further thought.

 

I may be wrong, but it is not obvious the one pictured can hadle anything other than a "standard" size taper spindle.

 

Some people seem to struggle more with the paddle gear types needing a larger head. I'm guessing it can't be used on those ?

[DHutch]

It can fit both a range of tapored splindles and the larger parallel spindals.

[alan_fincher]

It can fit both a range of tapored splindles and the larger parallel spindals.

Out of curiousity, (only - as I'm not considering one!), can you please explain how ?

[mark99]

There are battery operated ones too. Look like a hand drill.

 

Mark