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Typical Merriman No. 2?

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Figment
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Typical Merriman No. 2?

Post by Figment »

This was an interesting discovery today...
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The No.2 on my mast has this spring-piston pawl arrangement, and the base and cap have these sloped-dish receivers to match.

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Was this some kooky thing Merriman tried for a while and abandoned (witness elongated/cracked cylinder on the right side in pic #1 above), or was it something specifically intended for mounting to a vertical surface?
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Post by Jason K »

That's interesting and I have no idea.

For those interested, this is what a more traditional South Coast/Merriman winch looks like:

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Post by Hirilondë »

Figment wrote:Was this some kooky thing Merriman tried for a while and abandoned (witness elongated/cracked cylinder on the right side in pic #1 above), or was it something specifically intended for mounting to a vertical surface?
Looks just like the mast winches I pulled off the Concordia 31 mast I am repairing just this very afternoon. I can only guess it is an older winch.

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Seems the mast had one of each. Now I can't even guess why the evolution in design
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