>> Could you explain why the pawl?
>
> I see it as a safety measure, to avoid the circumstances where someone
> who only half-knows what they're doing forgets all about the pawl,
> --
> Mike Stevens
I can see the point of that, though it's always possible that they would
flip off the pawl when they lifted the paddle!
Some designs have the pawl weighted so it automatically engages the rack
and has to be held to lower the paddle. I am not very keen on these as
it means you have to keep your fingers close to the rack and your teeth
rather too close to the windlass as you wind the paddle down!
Sean
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