Free Glider Winch Available

daniel roberts

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Jul 2, 2025, 6:13:17 PM7/2/25

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See Don's description below

Dan R.

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Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 4:07 PM
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Subject: Winch Available

Dan,

Please route this to the membership. It is time to remove the winch from Matt Aurand’s storage.

Many members utilized it around 10 years ago. I understand Buzz Averill built the unit. It is a two-wheel trailer with trailer hitch. The photos show the winch and batteries. I have seen a video that shows a foot operated switch. I suspect the black box has accessories.

We are offering this free to members. A donation to the club is always appreciated.

From: Matthew Aurand <aurand....@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2025 3:44 PM
To: Donald Kawal <dona...@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Trying to phone you. about ASC Winch

On Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 8:10 PM Matthew Aurand <aurand....@gmail.com> wrote:

505-328-3440

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM <dona...@comcast.net> wrote:

Hi Matt,

I have tried to find your email that contains your phone.

Please send again.

Or call me at 505-239-5008

Thanks

Don

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Jan Ciesko (private GMAIL)

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Jul 2, 2025, 6:26:04 PM7/2/25

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I have one club winch as well and just recently I was thinking about bringing it out.

How many users would we have if I'd bring it out to BFP?

Kirby, the Explorer2 really wants to spread its wings again :)

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Richard Shagam

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Jul 3, 2025, 1:41:53 AM7/3/25

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Just some more about the winch:

It is a winch, retriever and trailer that the club purchased from a club in OK 15 to 20 years ago. If there is anyone who is interested in finding a buyer, perhaps another club, on RC Groups, that would be great. I suppose a sales commission to this volunteer would be in order. We paid about $700 at the time. Otherwise, it will probably go to the dump.

Richard Shagam
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Rocky Stone

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Jul 3, 2025, 7:37:01 AM7/3/25

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If the winch/retriever set-up isn't of any value any more, the bare trailer itself might be sold on Craigslist after the gear is stripped off of it. I'd be willing to advertise it there, but I don't have any place convenient to park the trailer for potential buyers to examine it. My house in the mountains wouldn't work.

As I recall, the trailer never had a license plate. We figured we'd fudge a plea that it's "construction equipment" that wasn't required to have one. But do we have any kind of ownership papers? Like a title? We'd need to do a bill of sale at a minimum.

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Dan Tandberg

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Jul 3, 2025, 9:12:30 AM7/3/25

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Rocky. Dale Nutter arranged the purchased from Tulsoar. I think this might be it in this news article. https://www.newson6.com/story/5e3677032f69d76f62088a26/tulsoar-flying-high

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Jul 20, 2025, 1:28:24 PM7/20/25

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ASA members and Officers,

No members are interested in the winch.

I appreciate the background and advice info by Rocky, Dan T. and Richard S

With the Officers approval, I will pursue the junkyard solution. I have blank Bill of Sale form.

Don Kawal

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daniel roberts

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Jul 20, 2025, 1:37:26 PM7/20/25

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Don dispose of it as you see fit. Thanks for taking this on.

Dan R

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Richard Shagam

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Jul 20, 2025, 1:52:36 PM7/20/25

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Agree with the dumpster solution, regrettably. It was a decent piece of technology in its day (excepting the all too frequent line tangles), but our electric powered gliders have moved beyond that.

Which makes me ask, what to do with my collection of classic TD birds?

Richard Shagam
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