My 79 Hunter 30 does not have a winch for the mainsheet on the mast, which is inconvenient. I am going to buy a used winch and mount it. I assume I would drill and tap holes in the most to correspond with the holes in the bottom of the winch and use ss screws to mount it. some of the winches I have seen have as many as 6 holes in the bottom, do I need that many fasteners? I ask as I would rather not drill that many fair sized holes in the mast if I don't need to.
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Best to use a pad to get the load distributed and get the load to the mast correctly. Something like;
http://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Zspar/Z-Winch_Pads.html
http://www.bargainboatparts.com/p-103801-winch-pads.aspx
http://www.fisheriessupply.com/winch-mounting-pads/selden-mast
http://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Zspar/Z-Winch_Pads.html
http://www.bargainboatparts.com/p-103801-winch-pads.aspx
http://www.fisheriessupply.com/winch-mounting-pads/selden-mast
Do you mean a winch for raising the main halyard? If so and this were my boat, I'd buy a couple of deck blocks or an organizer and run the main halyard back to the cockpit, a much more convenient place for it. But no matter where you install a winch, make sure it is secured using all the the holes in its base (and proper backing).
mast winch
let me check on prices for a base, i hadn't considered that in my financial calculations, how much for shipping?
2044 columbine St, Baton Rouge, la. 70808.I found out today I'm going to have to have some sail work done, let me find out the tab on that before i commit, may be a budget buster.
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