[Public-List] Winches for Alberg 30

[Gordon Laco]

Hello Wade, 

You don’t have to drop the stick… just remove the old ones… drill and tap new holes to match the base of the new winch and screw in new machine screws to secure it.  It’s actually easier to do with the stick up because the winch pads are at a nice height ergonomically.

Easy job, probably fifteen minutes in all (so long as the old winch retaining screw isn’t jammed.


Gordon Laco
426 Surprise





> On Aug 9, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Wade Wall <wade.wall at gmail.com> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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