Harken winch update

Winch update

The new Harken 40 “Radical” Winches are on order. A very hard pill to swallow. But I thingk we will be very happy with them. I am hoping that they are sized correctly, I would of liked to get the 46’s but we just didn’t have the money and they weren't just a little bit more.

Removing the old winches was pretty straight forward. The Lewmer 43’s were bolted completely thru the wooden blocks thru the deck and have 1/4 bronze plate under the deck. All the bolts came out but one. All were bronze with bronze nuts....but one, the one that would not budge. Since the new buildings had no power yet it was a hack saw blade in hand by hand. After about an hour, success and both winches were off. Under the the winches on the wooden blocks the wood was a little wet but no rot. I will sand, clean and put a coat of varnish on to protect. I will wait for the new winches to arrive and order new bolts.

Kurt