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Parrothead member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
Posts: 13,913
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A windlass is electric or hydraulic powered powered and turns in both directions. Its also always horizontal. Most capstans on sailboats are hand cranked although there are some powered ones. Capstans are vertical.
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Vinny
Red '86 944, 05 Ford Super Duty Dually '02 Ram 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually, '07Jeep Wrangler '62 Mercury Meteor '90 Harley 1200 XL
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