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butlerandrew (Dec 1, 2025), cognitdiss (Nov 29, 2025), nova_robotics (Nov 29, 2025)
 we had two types of capstan winches. The "mooring=" capstan and the="warping=" capstan. What they were each used for I couldn't even begin to tell you as they were used exclusively by the Deck Department crew. I was in the Engineering or Repair Departments during my time in the US Navy as a Machinist Mate First Class. I have known guys that made homemade versions of a horizontally mounted caps= "Pin It")
Onboard US Navy ships (probably others as well) we had two types of capstan winches. The "mooring" capstan and the "warping" capstan. What they were each used for I couldn't even begin to tell you as they were used exclusively by the Deck Department crew. I was in the Engineering or Repair Departments during my time in the US Navy as a Machinist Mate First Class. I have known guys that made homemade versions of a horizontally mounted capstan winch that was on a frame that would mount in the stake pockets of their pickup trucks. They used them to winch deer and elk carcasses up out of steep ravines as a whole carcass. Typically powered by whatever kind of small gas engine they had laying around at the time of the build.
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