Dave, that looks great! Very clean.
As for the gelcoat touch up, rent one of the gelcoat color books from
FibreGlast here:
https://www.fibreglast.com/category/colorgelcoat
Order a quart of whichever color best matches. Mix the gelcoat, activate
it then add colloidal silica to a mayonnaise cons
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From: David Knecht via CnC-List
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Cc: David Knecht
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I finished my winch project yesterday and am quite happy with the result. I
used an aluminum plate as adapter as I had planned which I drilled and tapped
for the Harken mounting holes. Then I was able to reuse a number of the old
through deck holes plus several new ones to mount the plate (bed
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
When I decided I had to have self-tailers for my foresail, I decided
against changing brands, and just put in a search on eBay for variant
self-tailers. Eventually a perfect pair of stainless steel winches
self-tailers popped up, and I scarfed them up. I didn't even have to remove
the bases, just t
I also hoist the main by hand on my 36 footer with a 43 foot hoist. I setup
the boat using autopilot so she's pointed into the wind, slow the throttle,
take off the sailties, ease the mainsheet a little, and hoist the sail up by
hand from the cockpit, pulling the halyard through a closed clutch
Ditto. I hoist Touche's main by hand from the cockpit then finish with a
cabin top winch. The halyard runs through a Lewmar rope clutch which is
closed during the hoist.
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Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:41 PM Dave S via CnC-List
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> David - I sail win
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 b
Last things first, my rule of thumb (origin lost to memory) is to have enough
threads to match the diameter of the bolt: thus a 1/4 x 20 bolt should have a
minimum of 5 threads (20/4 = 5). Threads beyond that are overkill.
Next I would consider using a oscillating tool to cut away the inner liner
David - I sail windstar singlehanded a lot, and don’t have a self tailing halyard winch. Just use a line clutch. I raise it by hand, and finish with the winch, tailing it myself. I have a bank of clutches on either side of the cabin top and these tail halyards, reefing lines, my topping lift, e
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