winch handle venture 25

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elvatoli

I'm looking for the winch handle for my 1976 Macgregor Venture 25, does anybody knows where can I get one ?
I bought the boat 3 months ago and it came with no handle, along other missing things, and the winches looked stucked, bu we have been loosing the with pb penetrator oil, and looked that they will work, and the problem is that this old model of winches does not use the universal star pattern of the actual winches, so the handle is not sold in west marine or boaters world or defender.
This handle is the one with a two half circle pattern on top and a big sloted bolt on top.
Can someone help me with this ?
Thank you
Hector Lima
Brownsville, Texas
 
Timo42

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Mar 26, 2007
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Venture 22 Marina del Rey
Try http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/ ,You will have to call them though, they don't list small stuff online, very nice people. Tim
ps, Don't worry too much about the winches, they aren't really necessary, I put nice new winches on my 22, and use them rarely, most people don't bother with them.
 
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elvatoli

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Nov 15, 2008
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Macgregor 26X 2000 Port Isabel
I emailed o minneys yacht and they ask that they dont know what kind of handle I was talking about.
what is the brand name for our winches ?. The ones with the two half circle top ?.
Thank you

Hector Lima
Brownsville, Texas
 
Gregg9020

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Apr 25, 2005
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Macgregor Venture 25 My Backyard
I might have one..... Let me call a friend and check. We changed his whinches out last year. Let me see if he still has his old one. I will get back to you on this thread.

Gregg
 
caguy

caguy

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Sep 22, 2006
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Catalina, Luger C-27, Adventure 30 Marina del Rey
Is this the winch and handle you are talking about?

Gregg9020 said:
I might have one..... Let me call a friend and check. We changed his whinches out last year. Let me see if he still has his old one. I will get back to you on this thread.

Gregg
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I had and extra one on board but can't find it, sorry, at least you have a picrture now.
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JohnH_V25

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Oct 6, 2008
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Macgregor Venture 25 St Louis, MO
I've sailed a '79 Venture 25 for years and I can't remember the last time I used the winch handle. In all but the strongest winds just taking a few wraps around the winch and pulling is all you need. For more force you can use your legs and push against the rear cabin bulkhead.

Those handles don't stay engaged in the winch well, anyway. If you move it somewhat off perpendicular to the axis it will come off.

My 2 cents.
John H.
 
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