[alberg30] Which Winches.

[John Birch]

From: John Birch <Sunstone at idirect.com>

My experience has been to get the biggest winches you can afford and that will fit
the winch base without cutting the combing - although I've seen a couple who have
neatly gone with oversized and successfully removed some combing without aesthetic
damage.

Additionally, on our A-30 we put angled teak pads under to make the winches
vertical on the bases as the canted outboard winch bases is a design and ergonomic
mistake.

Why the largest winches?
Because you aren't getting any younger or stronger.

Cheers,

John,
Sunstone KC-65

greg vandenberg wrote:

> From: greg vandenberg <fashionguy at mailhost.kal.ameritech.net>
>
> While at the the strictly sail show in chicago we purchased new winches for
> bathtub mary #312. We purchased new anderson ss28st. The anderson rep
> recommended the 28st over the 12st and quoted a boat show price at 1/2 of
> there quoted retail. we stopped at rigging only and they recommended ss40st at
> $100 more ea. on we went to jsi and they matched rigging only for the 28st and
> through in the shipping... we went for it... $1099.31. my question aside from
> passing on the price info. is... what is the opinion of the group on 28's over
> the 40's for an alberg cruised on the great lakes. anderson rep. margo and i
> felt that the 2 speed 28 st were a very adequate up grade from the original
> primaries which i think are mariman. PS: there is also a rebate (trade in
> promotion) from scandvik of $75/ea for our old winches which reduces the price
> another $150. we were impressed and the andersons seam so much supieror to the
> harken and lewmar.
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