 Modern self-tailing winch on a sailing boat. Here, the line winched is a jib or spinnaker sheet which runs from the sail (upper left, not shown) to a block (lower right,not shown) and from there to the lower part of the winch. The handle is detachable to facilitate handling of the line.
 Largest winch in the world A winch is a mechanical device that is used to wind up a rope or wire rope (also called "cable"). In its simplest form it consists of a spool and attached crank. The spool can also be called the winch drum. More elaborate designs have gear assemblies and can be powered by electric, hydraulic, pneumatic or internal combustion drives. Some may include a solenoid brake and/or a mechanical brake or ratchet that prevents it from unwinding. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 2326 KB) Summary Winch in a sailing boat Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Winch ...
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A typical jib on a small yacht A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat. ...
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In sailing, a sheet is a line (or rope) used to control the moveable corner(s) of a sail. ...
In sailing, a block is a pulley or a number of pulleys enclosed in sheaves so as to be fixed to the end of a line or to a spar or surface. ...
Image File history File links MLDW.JPG‎ Mooring Line Deployment Winch on Balder. ...
Image File history File links MLDW.JPG‎ Mooring Line Deployment Winch on Balder. ...
Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: ) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. ...
Steel wire rope (right hand lay) Wire rope consists of several strands laid (or twisted) together like a helix. ...
A crank is a bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. ...
Spur gears found on a piece of farm equipment A gear wheel is a wheel with teeth around its circumference, the purpose of the teeth being to mesh with similar teeth on another mechanical device -- possibly another gear wheel -- so that force can be transmitted between the two devices in...
Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ...
Pneumatics, from the Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikos, coming from the wind) is the use of pressurized air in science and technology. ...
An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ...
A Solenoid Brake is an electrically controlled brake that is used, along with a mechanical brake, to manage the load on a cargo winch. ...
A ratchet featuring a pawl (a) and a gearwheel (b) A ratchet lever hoist. ...
Besides industrial applications (e.g. in cranes), winches are used for towing cars, boats, or gliders. There are several winches on almost every boat or ship where they are used to pull anchor or mooring lines, halyards, and sheets. Tower crane An old crane with incline of pivoted boom controlled by means of chains, sprockets and gears. ...
Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. ...
A stocked ships anchor. ...
In sailing, a halyard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist (pull up) a sail or a yard to which a sail has been attached (bent on). ...
The rope is usually stored on the winch, but a similar machine that does not store the rope is called a capstan. When trimming a line on a sailboat, the crew member turns the winch handle with one hand, while tailing (pulling on the loose tail end) with the other to maintain tension on the turns. Some winches have a "stripper" or cleat to maintain tension. These are known as "self-tailing" winches [1]. A portion of a model depicting a manual capstan in use. ...
Winches are frequently used as elements of backstage mechanics to move scenery in large theatrical productions. Winches are often embedded in the stage floor and used to move large set pieces on and off. Theatrical scenery is things that are used as setting for a theatrical production. ...
History
The earliest literary reference to a winch can be found in the account of Herodotus of Halicarnassus on the Persian Wars (Histories 7.36), where he describes how wooden winches were used to tighten the cables for a pontoon bridge across the Hellespont in 480 B.C. Winches may have been employed even earlier in Assyria. By the 4th century BC, winch and pulley hoists were regarded by Aristotle as common for architectural use (Mech. 18; 853b10-13).[2] Herodotus was an ancient historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC - c. ...
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For other uses, see Assyria (disambiguation). ...
Aristotle (Greek: Aristotélēs) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ...
The largest winch in the world is placed on the Balder.[citation needed] It is used as a Mooring Line Deployment Winch with a diameter of 10.5 meter and a SWL (Safe Working Load) of 275 MT. The DCV Balder is a Deepwater Construction Vessel operated by Heerema. ...
External links
Winches for cars - Articles about the use of winches for cars
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H2G2 is also an acronym for the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ...
Winches for trucks - Articles about the use of winches for trucks
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General use winches - Production of general use winches
Footnotes - ^ Mark Smith. The Annapolis Book of Seamanship. 1999 Simon & Schuster
- ^ J. J. Coulton, “Lifting in Early Greek Architecture,” The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 94. (1974), pp. 1-19 (12)
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A stocked ships anchor. ...
An anchor windlass within the forecastle on the main deck of the sailing ship Balclutha. ...
A bilgeboard is a lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard. ...
A portion of a model depicting a manual capstan in use. ...
A centreboard is a form of movable keel on a small sailing boat or dinghy which can be moved to lower the draught (or depth) of the vessel. ...
A daggerboard is a type of centreboard used by various sailing craft. ...
A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. ...
A figurehead is a person, usually in a political role, who may hold an important title or office yet executes little actual power. ...
forecastle with figurehead Grand Turk Focsle of the Prince William, a modern square rigged ship, in the North Sea. ...
The gunwale, pronounced gunnel to rhyme with tunnel, is a nautical term describing the top edge of the side of a boat. ...
A hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. ...
A jackline is a temporary wire strung from a ships bow to stern to which a safety harness can be attached, allowing a crewmember to move over the deck during a storm. ...
// In boats and ships, keel can mean either of two parts; a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element; these parts overlap. ...
A leeboard is a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centerboard, but located on the leeward side of the boat. ...
mizzen mast, mainmast and foremast Grand Turk The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical pole which supports the sails. ...
The orlop deck is the lowest deck in a ship. ...
Stern of the Grand Turk with poop deck above In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that constitutes the roof of a poop cabin built in the aft (rear) part of the superstructure of a ship. ...
Stern-mounted steering oar of an Egyptian riverboat depicted in the Tomb of Menna (c. ...
Wheel of the French carrier Clémenceau. ...
In surfing, a skeg is a stabilizing fin located at the rear of the surfboard. ...
Aft of the Soleil Royal, by Jean Bérain the Elder. ...
A tiller or till is a lever attached to a rudder post (American terminology) or rudder stock (English terminology) of a boat in order to provide the leverage for the helmsman to turn the rudder. ...
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