Hi Rande
Check Minney's for used winches (and winch handles for that matter). I got a great deal on mine because they were frozen but I was able to clean them up. Minneys is in Southern California (Costa Mesa) but they have a website and will do phone/mail order I believe.
http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/
Mike Kennedy
Pariah #146
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From: Rande Peterson <rande.peterson at gmail.com>
To: tuna <tuna at myfleet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 7:55 AM
Subject: [Santana 22] Jib sheet winches
Hello again,
I have given up on finding a winch handle for the old Lewmar 8s that I have on my boat. Looking at prices at West Marine, it might be just as easy to replace them as it would be to take the time and effort to fabricate my own handle. I see #6s for $150 and #8s for $250. I don't understand these numbers but a reviewer mentioned using the #6 to replace winches on a San Juan 21. I want to economize as much as I can but I also don't want to have any regrets down the road. I am not racing but I am on the Great Salt Lake (much saltier than the ocean) so durability is a big consideration. Any advise?
Rande
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