Stus-List Re: Hints on swapping winches?

2024-03-22 Thread Nathan Post via CnC-List
Hello Dean, Not sure you need to add an additional backing plate unless you are putting the winch somewhere that there wasn't one before. There is a thick solid plywood core where the primary winches are mounted on my 1981 C and they don't put a backing plate under it in the factory. I replaced

Stus-List Re: Hints on swapping winches?

2024-03-22 Thread Dave S via CnC-List
Make your own ‘glass backing sheets http://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2015/12/making-fibreglass-parts.html?m=1 Dave - ex 33-2. Windstar On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:26 PM Joel Aronson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Don’t use plywood. Aluminum or G10. > > Joel > > > > On Fri, Mar

Stus-List Re: Hints on swapping winches?

2024-03-22 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Don’t use plywood. Aluminum or G10. Joel On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:24 PM Dean McNeill via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm about to finally replace my old 2 speed Barient 25 primary winches on > my C 34, with Harken 46 Self tailing winches. > Anyone have experience doing a

Stus-List Hints on swapping winches?

2024-03-22 Thread Dean McNeill via CnC-List
I'm about to finally replace my old 2 speed Barient 25 primary winches on my C 34, with Harken 46 Self tailing winches. Anyone have experience doing a similar swap? I fully expect I’ll need to fill old holes and drill new ones. And probably glass in aluminum or plywood backing plates. Any