[C38] Replacing old Lewmar 48 jib/genoa winches-> recommendations

[Pierre Patino]

Thanks for that Don. Looks like hole-cutting may be in the future.
However,  Lewmar no longer sells the 48ST's which is why I'd like to know
if anyone has suggestions.

On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 10:40 AM Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> wrote:

>   Pierre: I replaced the original Lewmars with self tailing Lewmar 48s.
> The holes are not the same. It is very difficult to reach the nuts on the
> bolts beneath the originals so I cut a port to access them and the bolts
> for the new winches. Regards, Don
>
> On 1/11/21 9:55 AM, Pierre Patino wrote:
>
>
> Hello again
> I spent some time looking at all the old messages on this board (since
> 2005) and have not found this information:
>
> 1) By any chance, are the holes the same for either the new Lewmar 45ST or
> the Lemar 50ST winches?
> 2) Which one should I get? I don't have the specs for the old 48ST so I
> can't compare power/gear ratio etc.
> 3) Stay with Lewmar? (opinions of course)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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