Thanks for all the feedback. You guys always have great thoughts! I thought of a third option but not sure if it helps. I could possibly swap the other starboard cabin top winch for a self-tailer and reroute the main halyard. I think I have more room there to mount it there, but will have to measure when I get a chance.
As to why do this- I agree that it is not a critical upgrade and don’t want to make it into a big project. I can raise the main as others indicate. There are two situations where I think it would make things easier. First, there are times when I think I get the halyard tight enough, but later realize while sailing that it is too slack. It would be much easier to keep it on the self-tailing winch and tweak than without having to tail at the same time when it requires a lot of force. Second, in several single-handed races with high winds, I have sailed the upwind leg with reefed main and then had a long downwind leg where I would have liked to shake out the reef and then re-reef for the next upwind leg. That would be much easier to do with the halyard already in the self-tailer. Charlie- Thanks for the info on number of threads to hold a bolt in place. I wondered if that information existed and now I know. I am still thinking aluminum over starboard for strength but will investigate further. I also agree with Ted’s point that this mounting would not require a second person to hold the nut if it need to be removed. Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Mar 11, 2023, at 6:36 PM, Ted Drossos <replus...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > I did a similar winch installation on my previous C&C 29-2. I mounted Barient > ST24 winches in place of the existing Barient 18's. Instead of using and > aluminum adapter, the ones I fabricated were made from 1/4" thick stainless > steel. I was concerned that tapping the aluminum would not be strong enough. > The new winches were primary winches and they would see higher loads than a > halyard winch would. A nice advantage was being able to remove the winches > for servicing without having another person hold the bolt head as I loosened > the nut from under the deck. > > Ted Drossos > C&C 110 > Lady in Red >
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