After much struggle and frustration,  i finally managed to access the Winch.  I must say that the difficulty involved only increases the reward.  Thank you to everyone for your help on this matter and good luck to everyone who has not yet managed to get into the (in)famous Winch.  Of course, once I managed to get in, the server went down for an update.  I guess I'll just have to wait a while longer before exploring the Winch.