The C-Quip Floating Winch Handle is a lightweight, budget-friendly marine tool designed to ensure you never lose a piece of essential rigging gear to the sea bottom. It is engineered primarily for day sailors, cruisers, and racing crews handling low-to-medium load operations.
Key Design and Performance Features
- Positive Buoyancy: Manufactured with specific density properties that ensure the handle remains completely afloat if dropped or knocked overboard, allowing for quick surface recovery.
- Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Body: Injection-molded using durable, lightweight glass-filled polymer rather than heavy metal, which contributes to both its buoyant properties and structural strength.
- Smooth Ball-Bearing Grip: Features a free-moving, rotating top knob integrated with low-friction ball bearings. This allows for effortless, high-speed manual cranking without friction chafing your hands.
- Bi-Directional Lock-In Mechanism: Outfitted with a standard international square drive and an easy-to-use safety lock system. The thumb-release knob turns smoothly in either direction, making the locking system equally accessible for left- and right-handed crew members.
Technical Specifications
- Available Lengths: Manufactured in two standard industry configurations—an 8-inch (203 mm) version and a 10-inch (254 mm) version.
- Safe Working Load (SWL): Rigorously tested to withstand a maximum SWL torque rating of 25 kgf/m.
- Weight: Exceptionally light, weighing roughly 277 grams for the compact 8-inch model, which significantly minimizes fatigue when cranking for extended periods.
- Handle Grip Colour: Fitted with a high-visibility accent colour (typically bright yellow) to ensure the handle remains easy to spot against ocean swell or dark water.
- Manufacturer Part Number: 10-17608C (for standard 8″ locking variants).
