Barton Wincher

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brians

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My newly acquired boat has plain top winches on the coach roof. Having had self tailers for many years I find these a real pain.

The alternatives are to replace with new self tailers at very considerable cost or to use the Barton Winchers at a fraction of the cost.

I know you only get what you pay for, but does anyone have experience of Barton Winchers and do they do what they say on the tin?
 
I find them quite effective. Others don't. For the full pros and cons, try
wincher site:ybw.com
in Google.
 
I had them on my last boat for a while until I could afford STs.
They work well when winching in, easing sheets is a bit trickier.
 
I had one and it was brilliant but others haven't found so, often because they are loose on the drum, you can end up with the right size to go over the top of the winch but then too big for the drum.
 
The only problem that I have had was fitting them to my Barient 26 Genoa winches because of the size of the top flange on the drum. My son and I had to boil the winchers in water for quite a while before we managed to stretch them in place with a lot of struggling; we both had sore fingers for a couple of days. Other brands of winch might not have this problem.

In use, the drum must be filled until the topmost turn is snug against the bottom of the wincher and the friction of sheet and rubber will be enough to hold it in place; at that point even a two-year old can hold the sheet.
To release the sheet I flick the sheet backwards over the top of the winch and pull to jerk it from under the rubber, unwinding more turns as necessary. It is a knack which is easily acquired.

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The simple turn around the cleat used to be for 'peace of mind' until got used to them; I rarely bother now unless the wind is very gusty.
 
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