Rick, I can't believe you are still in this predicament, This is 12 years now since you bought a pair of 28ST from me! I think you were looking for 32's then as well. 12 years of winching bliss you have missed out on. Plus, you can then remove at least one cleat per side so one of your passengers don't have to have that up their ass! My crew was so happy when I did that upgrade - So, yes, your Winchmate source seems to have passed the bar, so this is what I would suggest - Quickly go to EBay and buy these
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285399208539?itmmeta=01HQK3JWGZHBTXNQ16FW2BEDK9&hash=item42731e525b:g:PiUAAOSw1k5kvram&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GYMFDap4isoeE9WRSkbwS1yzZaLRMU0Ij0%2BPYcJciggol3JjnGj%2F8qhZu8ZAKfCWcCawnigLdHeT3b1NmOktPA2le2Eq3BJpnWx8CKqv5Hg8MK2gkv%2BIJ9Zjq6gEbW3b3VwqA15LWK3M6OQTY2wzP7tEwS62pzdJCabLuFln9xMkFJBMMmIKFN5loL6UAv0akTe2jF47U5SFX%2BqCi5f2ldcCbTZU2a80plz%2B%2BIfOdP9ppBCxEy%2Fj4LrX99qj7yMAGxUeQ%2B2x%2FuXr8YRb7pD73YtNHtT2DhZam7H%2FrELTLzxNVKD2cLl98DzEnvzyq9%2FLw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8rIy-O8Yw SS32 Self Tailers while they are still there, You can swap these out with your 32's by just taking the drums off, I think 4 3/8" cap screws, leave your old bases on, and then put your old drums on the ebay bases, and then sell them on ebay for 400, 300 ea, whatever - and Bob's your uncle! Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I was sort of planning to use part of this year’s tax refund to upgrade > the Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate > conversion kits. The converted winches I’ve seen on other boats were very > good, and selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I’ve > always seemed to have other priorities in the past. > > > > But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost > and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites > with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page > that doesn’t seem to have any recent information on it. > > > > Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new > owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or > equivalent) conversion kits? > > > > Any information would be appreciated. > > > > Rick Brass > > Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47 > > la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225 > > Washington, NC > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
