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il) WINCHES!
The winches that we consider absolutely!
necessary are the two primaries on the cockpit coaming,!
the two winches on the cabin top which are used for!
sheeting the main and the staysail and, evidently, the!
three halyard winches on the mast and the small winch!
used for the reefing system.!
As far as secondaries are concerned, even using a spinnaker, we did not find them very
useful.!
The dimensions of the winches are indicated on the plans and should not be changed. We
took into consideration the fact that often the wife will have to winch in the genoa.
Furthermore, we recommend the self-tailing option on the primaries. We do not consider
the feature important on the other winches. As far as the manufacturer, we have used the
’’Barient" (#14) and are perfectly satisfied. However, "Meisner" (# 62 ) in Holland
manufactures a very similar winch with, apparently, a few improvements; for example, the
dimension of the main shaft has been significantly increased. Remember that winch’s
reference is not the same from one company to another. We include a reference chart to
this effect which will allow you to compare one to another."
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