Jan-
Thanks for the 411. There are only 3 reasons why I’d upgrade my winches: 1-the old ones are frozen. 2-the new ones are significantly lighter. 3-it’s less expensive to buy new then to get drums re-sandblasted.
But the big deterrent for me would be having a different bolt pattern. As you know, the mounting of the winches is structural. You’d have to move the bolting pattern a few inches to maintain their structural integrity.
Chris
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> On Mar 8, 2020, at 8:14 PM, Jan Grygier <hydrophilos at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I have ancient Barient 10 winches on the cabin top, which sometimes need to be disassembled and lubed to work. West Marine has a 2 for 1 sale on ALL Lewmar winches, so I could get a pair of Lewmar 7s for about $200, plus labor of course. Labor is a bit more because I’d have to switch from 5 holes to 4, which to me implies a backing plate.
>> Any advice on whether I should upgrade? The Lewmar are about 1/4” bigger in every dimension. BTW all Lewmar winch handles are also 2 for 1 in case you’re interested. But all this just through tomorrow(Monday the 9th).
>> Jan Grygier
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