Hi Greg,
I have the stock Barient 28s on Sweet. A little known design feature
of these winches... if you take about 5 wraps on and let the turns
ride up a bit the top turn will come against the upper flange and
pinch tight enough to hold it. Being right handed, I can then easily
strip off the tail with the left hand because I don't have to hang
onto it. I rarely cleat off, letting top friction take care of
things and I do a fair amount of single-handed sailing.
When I get too old, I will buy a battery operated right-angle socket
wrench (Milwaukee or equivalent) to do the grunt stuff. That could be
as early as next year, if I become a pensioner at 60. :)
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
east Vancouver Island
At 11:23 AM 23/05/2016, you wrote:
I love the looks of my beautiful Stainless Barient 28's on my C&C
35MkII, but am facing the reality that as I age, self tailing
winches are becoming more of a necessity rather than a luxury...
What have other owners found as the best replacement? I want to stay
with stainless and fitting the existing hole pattern would be a
plus... Equal or slightly increased power ratio would also be
important. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Greg
S.V. Piper
C&C 35 MkII
Lk. Saint Clair
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