Or a handle designed for both hands.
Joel
On Saturday, December 28, 2013, Chuck S wrote:
> Antoine,
> Have you tried a 12" handle for the wife? More leverage.
>
> Chuck
> Resolute
> 1990 C&C 34R
> Atlantic City, NJ
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> *Sent: *Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:14:09 PM
> *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Needing the brain trust-new winch
> installation, old hole filling, etc.
>
> I’m actually surprised that no one has suggested just getting the self
> tailing conversion kits for your Barient 28s that are supplied by
> Winchmate.
>
>
>
> http://www.winchmate.com/tech_specs.html
>
>
>
> That way you don’t need to worry about the mounting holes (though proper
> bedding of the winches with backing plates would still be a good idea), you
> have the advantages of BIG WINCHES, and the cost of the conversion kits for
> two winches is significantly lower than the cost of a single
> Anderson/Lewmar/Harken self-tailer.
>
>
>
> The website I had bookmarked for winch equivalency does not seem to be
> working, but IIRC the 28s you plan to replace are about equal to
> Anderson/Lewmar/Harken 52s or 54s. The old 26s were something like a 46 or
> 48.
>
>
>
> As someone else said, no one has ever complained about having winches that
> were too big.
>
>
>
> Here is a method for sizing winches that was suggested to me many years
> ago - probably by someone on this list:
>
>
>
> 1) The average man can generate 50-70 pounds of pull when grinding
> a winch, the average woman something less – like 35 to 50. (Average man can
> lift 75 to 100, and pull down 150 to 200 depending on his weight.)
>
>
>
> 2) Go to the Harken website and use the utility they have for
> sizing genoa sheet blocks. They have a good system for estimating the sheet
> loads that is pretty good.. Figure out what your sheet loads are for your
> smallest headsail in 25 to 30 knot winds. I think Dennis pointed out that
> the load on your smaller sails is much higher than on your Genoa, because
> the force is proportional to the square of the wind speed. (And as Dwight
> will likely point out that is apparent, not true, wind speed.
>
>
>
> 3) Divide the sheet load by the force that can be generated by your
> trimmer. A man grinding in against 2000 pounds will need something like a
> 50. If it is a woman or a youth, probably something like a 60.
>
>
>
> As Antoine points out, the 40s on his C&C30 are a bit small for his wife. I
>
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Joel
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