I didn't answer this earlier, 'cuz the question was specific to the OPs boat.
After many years of swapping out WC Head Mates, I finally bought and installed a PHII.
Shoulda done it years ago. What a pleasant experience. That lag bolt issue always comes up, time & time again. I asked it, too, many years ago.
If ya don't like the handle, either leave it in the UP position or shorten it. Sometimes the obvious...took me a while, too.
Here's my story:
http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,3797.0.html
After many years of swapping out WC Head Mates, I finally bought and installed a PHII.
Shoulda done it years ago. What a pleasant experience. That lag bolt issue always comes up, time & time again. I asked it, too, many years ago.
If ya don't like the handle, either leave it in the UP position or shorten it. Sometimes the obvious...took me a while, too.
Here's my story:
http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,3797.0.html