winch

I'm looking into the possibility to get electric winches for my sun odessey 51. This because I'm going to be single handling the boat, and it is time to replace the running rigging (including blocks and some of the winches). I notice when searching for electric winches for sailboat that none...

Hi, We would like to buy winch machine for our dockyard. Could you please tell me what are the things we need to take into account to purchase a perfect winch for docking and undocking. So far I have understood I need to buy a friction winch. We would like to dock maximum 800 T (lwt) vessel...

Could you please tell me the disadvantages of portable winch for docking and undocking purposes using airbags? Can I also use the portable winch for slipway?

Has anybody did mooring calculations using OCIMF MEG 3 & MEG 4 ? if yes, I would like to know how MEG4 differs from MEG3. Let's discuss in this thread. Thanks! FYI: OCIMF: Oil Companies international marine forum MEG: Mooring equipment guideline

So I have been asked several times by friends and fellow boaters to assist with their mooring maintenance and/or seasonal removal. This season alone I did 22 mooring wintersticks not including my own 3. The heaviest being a 4,000lb block that I actually dove on and swapped out chain. Many of the...

Hey there, Im currently a mechanical engineer student, and i want to design and build a winch from scratch! I've also started searching about sailing, boats and stuff because i fell in love with the art of sailing. Among other questions, i would like to ask, if there are any great sites about...