Alvey's have so few moving parts you just give it a few cranks in the water and it's good to go.
Alvey's are winches, 1 to 1 ratio and 6 to 18 inch diameters. Here's a video of deep (250 fathoms) sea fishing with reels rigged like downriggers.
You can’t truly call yourself “peaceful” unless you are capable of great violence.
If you are incapable of violence, you are not peaceful, you are just harmless.
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