Here's a quickie to give you a visual reference, actually it's not all that complex once you get the concept ............
Run your spoon (or bent whatever, some have even dedicated an old screwdriver to the purpose) in between the handle (or crank) lip and the protective washer on the door panel in the correct 90* position to access the clip's end.
Pulling up on the spoon handle pulls up against the door handle/window crank lip while pushing down on the spring clip end, forcing the flexible part of the clip to bend away from the tool and releasing the latching point from the slot in the shaft.
While thus loading the unit you wiggle/pull the door handle (or window crank) until the assembly slides off the shaft.
It may take a fair bit of wiggling the first time around due to prior lack of maintainance, dirt, rust, etc, but sooner or later it'll work. Clean and lube it before re-assembly and it'll be much easier next time.
Takes far longer to explain than it does to do it, as always.
Seth, yes, some time ago. Pleasure sailing, I enjoyed it, very relaxing. First wife didn't care for it, so last boat went a few decades back.
 I've led rather a checkered life (to put it politely) and the references I sometimes cough up have occasionally gotten me accused of pompousness. I'm not (far too much work to no end), but it can seem that way.
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