I have never heard anyone complain that their winches were too big. One trick to fill the old holes is to tape off the bottoms, then drip enough 5-minute epoxy in to cover the bottom of the hole. This kicks off very quickly and seals the hole so the later slow-cure epoxies don't drip through.
On 27 December 2013 08:41, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Barbara, > > Some comments. First, polish the area with AquaBuff 2000 (preferred) or > 3M Finesse-It and a high speed DA polisher using lots of water. Go slowly > otherwise you'll remove all the gelcoat. If you start to see structure > through the gelcoat, STOP! > > Tape the underside of the holes and place drop clothes under the area. > You may think you've got the undersides taped but epoxy will find a way to > drip. > > Using a syringe, inject neat epoxy into the holes then remove it. This > will coat the sides of the holes. Next fill the holes with epoxy thickened > with microfibers for strength. Thickened epoxy does not penetrate into the > core well. That's why you coat it with neat epoxy. > > If the gelcoat didn't polish out well and you're left with an unsightly > exposed ring, an option would be to paint the area with a contrasting paint > or gelcoat it. If you decide to do this, consider applying the tape then > using the old winch bases as a pattern to cut the tape. You'll end up with > a nice circular apron around the bases of the new winches. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Barbara L. Hickson <blhick...@yahoo.com> > *To:* "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Friday, December 27, 2013 7:58 AM > *Subject:* Stus-List Needing the brain trust-new winch installation, old > hole filling, etc. > > Happy holidays, all! > Santa brought me new self tailing winches and I need some advice. The PO > replaced the original Barient 26s with Barient 28s, moving the 26s to the > back to be used for spin sheets. > The base diameter of the 28s is 8" and the hole diameter is 6 3/8". > I think replacing them with Lewmar EVO 45s is the only way to go: the 45s > are the only size whose base at 6 5/8" is big enough to cover the previous > hole diameter of 6 3/8". > I don't want to leave an ugly ring of "we replaced our winches" left on > the coaming but I think after removing the bedding compound and polishing > the exposed gelcoat, the area outside the base of the new winches should > look pretty good. I have no illusions that it will match exactly. Is my > thinking wrong on this? I really don't want to go to the expense and > trouble to have anything look like crap. AND I don't think it is worth the > expense and trouble to put Lewmar 50s on a 33' boat. That's just crazy. > Secondly, the PO did not fill the first bolt holes when he put his new > winches on. Now there will be 2 sets of bolt holes to be epoxied. Is this > going to be a structural problem for the new winches? I am planning to use > an aluminum backing plate for the new ones. I've read on forums of about > 4-6 yrs ago that finding the exact same hole pattern was apparently the > preferred way to go, and listers from this forum waited over a year to find > Barient 28STs on Ebay. In the last 2-4 yrs however, opinions seem to be > that hole patterns should not be that much of a consideration. Should I > plan on doing more than just epoxying the holes or do I need matting on the > underside or should I wait eons for Ebay to produce a pair of Barient 28ST? > There is one on there now asking $1500 and it looks like s!@#. > Lastly, IMO I think we should be using the size 40 winches. Is there any > way we can get away with using these and not sacrifice any structural > integrity or have the exposed finish look like crap and see all the > epoxy-filled holes? New deck paint is pretty much out of the question; > she's in very good shape. > Thoughts, advice and recommendations please? Thanks for any help, > Barbara Hickson Fellers > *Flight Risk*, 33-1 > Charleston, SC > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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