DAX One Touch Standard Grip Locking Winch Handle

OneTouch Standard Grip handle
Same great OneTouch handle, but uses a standard hand grip configuration (no large orange Palm Grip top).  This is a great handle for general cruising, or on boats where sail loads are not that high (perfect for J 24's for example).  Also a good choice for use racing in 'pit' positions where the user is typically grinding from a position level with, or below, the winch.

Grab the handle — insert into winch — let go. The handle is locked in place.  Grab the handle — lift. The handle is out.

• 10" long One Touch Winch Handle

• Innovative, Award Winning design
• Quick Release
• ABS high-performance polymer grip
• Lightweight, Yet sturdy
• Great for Racing
• Long-strand Glass Filled Nylon Construction
• Anodized 6061-T6 High-strength Aluminum
• Marine Grade 316 Stainless Steel used throughout
• No-Maintenance Ball-Bearing Grip

Construction:

The Dax OneTouch incorporates many new and technically advanced design elements.

The grab bar (grey) and the main handle body (black), are produced via high pressure injection molding. The material is glass-filled nylon which, while being very lightweight, is extremely strong. The process is particularly adept at incorporating the use of other, purpose-built, components which results in a material diverse, yet constructively coherent, finished unit.

A specific example of how this was used to great advantage can be seen in the resolution of stresses related to the hand grip. The hand grip rod does not simply terminate in the nylon of the handle body. Instead, it's mated to a 3-inch aluminum insert specifically designed to both manage, and transfer, the torque loads forward to the main body sections.

This insert is cast as part of the injection process and becomes fully integrated into the strength network. It is entirely encased in nylon. You can’t see it, but it’s there. It’s just anther example of the “build for strength” approach used throughout the design and build of the Dax OneTouch. See the illustration below for further details.

ABS, a high-performance engineering polymer, is used to form the hand grip.Races for the dual set of grade-one Acetel ball bearings are formed into the grip during the injection process.  The result is a maintenance-free unit impervious to the harsh marine environment.

 The octagonal is fully anodized to protect against corrosion and has been subjected to extensive salt tank testing. A two-step process, this test equipment first sprays the part with highly-concentrated salt water for a 24-hour period. It then bakes the part under heat lamps, again for 24 hours. The entire process is repeated over and over again. The equivalent of years of exposure to the salt-water environment is achieved in a fraction of the time as a result of this testing.

Similar to the grip rod and its base, the Octagonal is part of the main body casting process. It is secured within the handle by a series of machined groves around which the nylon flows, ensuring full-strength integration with the main handle body. Lastly, a lateral steel rod provides additional force transfer. See illustration below for further detail.

Finally, the main body and the grab bar sections are fully cross-ribbed and braced to ensure full structural integrity along the entire length of the handle. This cross ribbing (again a CAD-derived design), not only provides sectional rigidity, but is the key to the extremely high weight to strength ratio of the handle