Testing mooring winches, ensuring they meet safety standards & are ready to secure the ship
Captain Kate McCue
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👁️ 10K views📅 8 months ago⏱️ 1:33
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Meh
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Creator's Key Takeaways
Every piece of shipboard supplied equipment has to pass testing before it's accepted.
We put the winches through a few different trials. first with load where we rig a rope onto the drum, hook it up to a dynamometer, basically a giant scale and then let the winch pull until it hits its limit.
Creator's Tips & Advice
✓Test winches with load using a dynamometer to check force limits.
✓Run winches without load to ensure smooth operation and no overheating.
✓Use old school math: mark the drum, count rotations, multiply by diameter to measure line haul.
Questions This Creator Answers
QHow are mooring winches tested for safety and acceptance?
QWhat is the function of mooring lines and winches on a yacht?
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