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Comment by Clyde A. Phillips on May 16, 2011 at 10:43am
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The "standard" Newporter only had the bitt. The winch is an extra, and we had a "standard list" of extras. So several boats could be alike but not be "standard" Newporters. Occasionally owners supplied their own extras and paid for the time and materials used for installation.
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Comment by bob mitchell on May 16, 2011 at 5:11am
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Well Clyde, you mention "standard" Newporter, but interestingly enought that layout on hull 71 is exactly, winch, mount, and forward bit, and spacing, like the layout on my hull 113.
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Comment by Eddie Offermann on May 16, 2011 at 12:18am
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And as always, not just an answer to the question, but some useful information besides! Thanks, Clyde!!
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This is your "forward bitt" which on a standard Newporter is mounted on top of the metal sockit which is the seat of the bowsprit. The electric winch here is taking its place. Its use is for belaying the two bowlines while at dock or the anchor rode while at anchor if you are not using the winch for that purpose. Actually, with your setup, and with a rope rode, you would take a couple of turns around the winch head (on the left) and belay the rode on the bitt.
Clyde
This bitt is matched with the after bitts, one on each side of the boat on the bases of the davits (three or four inch diameter pipes with flat plate caps welded on top).
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Does the enormous cleat in the foreground have a special name?
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