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Boat Forum / Building / January 2007low ratio self tailing winches?
has anyone heard of low ratio (say, 6:1) self tailing winches? I really dont need a high powered wicnh for my boat, but it sure would be nice to have a couple of self tailers as well as a couple of standards to make life a bit easier as i mostly sail solo. The offerings ive seen from the big companies only have self tailers in 16:1 and better and start at around AU$600 Thanks, Shaun Andersen makes a 9.5:1. Less than that and you are probably talking an ungeared winch. Perhaps you could use a "Wincher", the blue rubber ring. > has anyone heard of low ratio (say, 6:1) self tailing winches? I really > dont need a high powered wicnh for my boat, but it sure would be nice to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks, > Shaun The blue wincher rings as far as I know not worth the try. www.winches.dk > Andersen makes a 9.5:1. > Less than that and you are probably talking an ungeared winch. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks, > > Shaun I had the blue 'Winchers' on the genoa winches of a 35' sloop for 15 years. They're easier to wrap and unwrap than a self-tailer, but it takes practice to know when they might slip. For an application where you'll only want to pull a couple of feet under load, they're a cheap solution. As they don't strip themselves, they're of marginal usefulness for mainsheets or halyards. > The blue wincher rings as far as I know not worth the try. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > Thanks, > > > Shaun >The blue wincher rings as far as I know not worth the try. I have them but only use them occasionally. Even so, they are absolutely worth every penny when you bang a shin and it's there as a cushion between you and the winch! CWM > >The blue wincher rings as far as I know not worth the try. > > I have them but only use them occasionally. Even so, they are absolutely worth > every penny when you bang a shin and it's there as a cushion between you and the > winch! Well from what I read hear I think they are worth the try, there is a large price diffence, so even if they just sort of do the job, then they might be a good deal when price is taken in to consideration. I belive you can buy them at www.watski.com dealers. Mads www.winches.dk Shaun, winchers certainly aren't the equal of self tailers, but they can be helpful. And Jim, the only one I've ever had was one I installed on the main halyard winch on the mast. Mounted on a vertical plane, a partial wrap could easily batted off every few turns of the handle. It worked much better than with out as I could winch without pausing to grap higher on the tail. This could be different with the winch on deck winching a long tail. > The blue wincher rings as far as I know not worth the try. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > Thanks, >> > Shaun |
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