[Public-List] Winches for Alberg 30

[Kris Coward]

A winch that's only held in place by one screw can be pivoted around
that screw to provide clearance for the other screws to be screwed back
in (and hold any loose backing block in place when the last screw is
undone to take the winch off).

-Kris

On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 11:14:02AM -0400, Wade Wall via Public-List wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. I have self tailing winches in the cockpit, it is
> only on the mast that I have the old winch. I haven't ever replaced a winch
> on the mast, so not sure how to (a) remove the old winch and (b) replace
> with new winches. If it requires taking down the mast, that would be a pain
> 
> Wade
> 
> On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 8:00 AM Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> 
> > Good morning
> >
> > The wisest could action is to replace the old bronze winches with ‘modern’
> > ones which will accommodate the universal handles common over the past
> > thirty years.
> >
> > Black aluminium #8’s are quite inexpensive and serve well as A30 halyard
> > winches.  Modern bronze winches are more expensive but are also readily
> > available
> >
> > The old slot winches make great doorstops….   Surprise’s old slot winches
> > work well in their retirement as bookends in my office
> >
> > Gord
> > Surprise 426
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Aug 8, 2021, at 7:29 PM, Clay Pass via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > You might try Bacon's Sail in Annapolis, last time I was there they
> > seemed
> > > to have the original winch handles.  You can call or send them a picture
> > of
> > > what you need.
> > >
> > > Clay
> > >
> > >> On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 4:49 AM Wade Wall via Public-List <
> > >> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> So I got my new Alberg 30 in the water and everything was perfect,
> > until I
> > >> made my first sacrifice to Poseidon by losing the original (brass) mast
> > >> winch handle overboard. Too deep to retrieve and feel bad that after 30
> > >> years it met such an ignoble end.
> > >>
> > >> At any rate, are these winch handles still available? I am guessing I
> > have
> > >> to look around, but just wanted to ask you all first.
> > >>
> > >> Wade
> > >> Bellwether #421
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