aardvarkash10 1,153 Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Especially big powerful stuff that you have to put your hands on Kiwi dies in sailing accident, three years into round the world trip | Stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 268 Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 Sounds like faulty electrical supply to the winch, which made it quite hazardous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,809 Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 At the time i was asking if anyone here had a contact in UK who could help with the boat for his family. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elenya 56 Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 A very sad event. This did make us have a think onboard our yacht. We have one self tailing power winch in the cockpit. The winch has the breaker inside the companionway so you can trip it easily. Self tailing also allows us to keep clear of lines and drum. Anchor windlass breaker is down aft, a long way from the capstan and control... We do have a remote control with no switches on deck, but obviously there is two solenoids below decks. Hopefully others have a think and discussion about this and their own boats. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 882 Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 Cant quite get my head around what happened from the description. Big boat, big gear = take extra care. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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