electric/battery powered winch handles?

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obsailor

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Jul 8, 2011
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Catalina 30Mk III Oyster Bay
Anyone have experience with battery powered winch handles? Haven't seen any advertised recently - are they a dead product?

I'm trying to make singlehanding of a 35' boat easier for a plus 75er. Mostly raising the main is the pain even though I have a Strong track mounted with good matched slides.

Thanks
 
justsomeguy

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Feb 20, 2011
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Island Packet 35 Tucson, AZ/San Carlos, MX
landfallphil said:
Anyone have experience with battery powered winch handles? Haven't seen any advertised recently - are they a dead product?

I'm trying to make singlehanding of a 35' boat easier for a plus 75er. Mostly raising the main is the pain even though I have a Strong track mounted with good matched slides.

Thanks
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IIRC, this very same subject was gone over quite recently. Have you done a search?
I found this thread in two minutes.
 
sailaway78

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May 11, 2005
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Seidelman S37 Slidell, La.
Same age

I am close to your same age, 74, and single hand a 37. I do have some back problems. Unless I am going a long way, and the wind is forecast to be decent, I just sail with the jib. I have a 150 on a masthead rig, and there is little difference in boat speed using the main. The jib is on a roller furler, so I don't have to get out of the cockpit, or do much manual labor.
 
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obsailor

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Jul 8, 2011
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Catalina 30Mk III Oyster Bay
Ouch! Just did a search and found what I needed. Look before typing is the new mantra
 
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