[MHml] Winch vs Tackle

[Martin Schöön]

Three observations:

1) On a 40' cat you don't really have any alternatives to winch+tackle.
2) I don't like self tailing winches. 17 years ago I ended up under a
flipped 40' cat due to
    a main sheet left on the self tailing mechanism.
3) The conditions around here have me adjusting the leech tension
*very* frequently. This
    leaves me with the option of  not using the self tailing mechanism
at all or having to put
    the tail on/off the self tailing mechanism all the time.

The next sailing season is 6 months away so there is plenty of time
for convincing me
that I am wrong regarding winches. My report is definitely food for
though regarding this.

-- 
Martin Schöön              "Problems worthy of attack
                                         prove their worth by hitting back"
                                         Piet Hein