winch

Hi Sirius owners. My bones are getting older and jumping around the boat the last few years has become a bit slower and more carefully footed. To make things a bit safer I'm considering addition of a cabin top halyard winch and the other necessary parts so I can raise the mainsail from the...

It appears are if there are different pads available for locating the primaries. Mine are mid cockpit, but because I do so much single handing (even when there are others aboard) I am considering moving them aft, to near the helm. Does anyone have their primaries already located there? Has...

Hello, I installed a self-tailing winch (to replace my non-self-tailing halyard winch) on my Flicka 20 by basically filling the previous holes (they're covered by the new winch so just with butyl tape), drilling new holes, and putting in the winch with some butyl tape lining the side of the top...

Hi everyone Centerboard Winch: Has anyone taken out the centerboard winch for repair or maintenance? Just wondering what to expect before I dig into it. Sometimes mine won't lock and I have to work the handle back and forth a bit before it decides to lock. Hull Tea Stain: I haven't cleaned...

Anyone have any info on the original manufacturer and size of the cabin winch for the main and head halyards of the 1986 vintage 285? I'm trying to avoid drilling a new set of holes if possible but need to replace the old with new. It would be great to get the same bolt pattern regardless of...

Hi We are converting one of our halyard winches to electric. Had fun running the cables. New winch mounted. We now have to cut the inner moulding to accept a large and heavy motor. A few questions; Has anyone done this if so how much did you need to cut away - any photos? How did you tidy up...

I am doing winch maintenance on Barient 10P winches on my O'day -25 and the retainers that hold the ratcheting mechanism in place are rusted. Please see the photo. I looked online and did not find a replacement. Anyone have any helpful suggestions?

I'm the new owner of a 1980 30ft Hunter Cherubini and I have some questions about some of the rigging that the boat has installed on it by the previous owners. My previous boat was a 14ft Hobie-Holder dingy so the learning curve here is pretty steep. I have a roller furling Genoa and the sheets...

I have a 2005 C22 Sport. The port side sheet winch has jammed. It is a Lewmar CST14 - self-taling Genoa winch. The cap came loose while I was sailing and the self tailer spun on the winch. I tried to reset it by hand, hand tightening the cap. But, then the self-tailer spun again under the...

I installed the Lewmar OP2 (larger than the OP1) on my h40.5 at delivery in early 1998. Although it makes horrible noises (always did) it has performed OK for the last 19 years. A couple days ago I used it to ascend my mast twice. I normally do this twice per year- spring and fall. I did not...

I have a new to me 331 and it only has one cabin top winch on the starboard side. I have purchased a new winch to add to the port side to run the rest of the lines to the cockpit. There are places with no non-skid decking to place the line organizers, stopper cleats and winch. Are these...

Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top winch on my 1983 H 34. I found a schematic with part #'s on line, the ratchet gear located under the bottom of the winch is cracked. The Lewmar part # is 15016016. I have tried Yacht Parts...

I am only beginning my second year of sailing and getting only days away from putting in and taking off for the summer, cruising the Great Lakes. While on the hard this week, I used the starboard jib's Barient 25 winch to help haul up a friend in a Bosum's chair and noticed the entire winch was...

I am only beginning my second year of sailing and getting only days away from putting in and taking off for the summer, cruising the Great Lakes. While on the hard this week, I used the starboard jib's Barient 25 winch to help haul up a friend in a Bosum's chair and noticed the entire winch was...

I have a 43 self tailing winch on a 1993 Beneteau I just purchased. It has two plastic bushings in the housing that hold the shaft. I can't pull the shaft of either winch out. Got everything else apart and can tell that the winch had not been well cared for. I would like to get those...

I finally decided to clean and re-lube the winches on my 2009 Catalina 309. The cabin-top winches went smoothly. However, because the genoa sheet winches are partially recessed into the cockpit coamings, both sets of gears need to be removed by sliding them outboard. Unfortunately, both of my...