Happy Saturday folks. I recently got my hands on a pair of old Barient 23ST’s for my 27-5. Yes they are a size or so larger than needed but so what, I’m getting tired of grinding till I hurt. I attached one to the deck and went for a sail to test it out. The performance was stellar but it had a tendency to make a mess unless the sheet was very tight. I’m thinking there’s an issue with the angle the sheet enters the winch at. The 18s these replaced were over an inch closer to the deck and the sheet entered right where the drum started. Now the line enters about 8 degrees below that so the first wrap at the bottom tends to double up on itself and only self corrects if there’s a lot of pressure. Twice I had some ugly over rides starting from the first wrap at the bottom. My thoughts are that I will need a beveled base plate to tilt the winch slightly towards the lead car to cancel out the angle. Unfortunately I cannot find any suggested entry angle literature on the net. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Cheers. Brent Driedger s/v Wild Rover 27-5 Lake Winnipeg. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
