Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business?
I was sort of planning to use part of this year's tax refund to upgrade the
Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate conversion
kits. The converted winches I've seen on other boats were very good, and
selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I've always seemed
to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost
and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites
with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page
that doesn't seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new
owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or
equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
I think Barton makes an equivalent product. Barton Wincher.
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Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I was sort of planning to use part of this year’s tax refund to upgrade
the Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate
conversion kits. The converted winches I’ve seen on other boats were very
good, and selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I’ve
always seemed to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost
and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites
with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page
that doesn’t seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new
owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or
equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
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I know a marine store that had them but I can write them, or try
Is it like a rubber band that turns your regular winches into self tailing
winches
Joel Delamirande
www.jdroofing.ca http://www.jdroofing.ca
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 8:24 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I was sort of planning to use part of this year’s tax refund to upgrade
the Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate
conversion kits. The converted winches I’ve seen on other boats were very
good, and selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I’ve
always seemed to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost
and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites
with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page
that doesn’t seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new
owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or
equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and
help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at:
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Stu
Amazon has the Wincher by Barton Marine:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=barton+marine+winchers&language=en_US&adgrpid=1229254346477780&hvadid=76828564597116&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=90118&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-76828674595515%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=17789_13577536&tag=txtstdbgdt-20&ref=pd_sl_6d21nr1pho_p
Rick:
When I converted my primaries I communicated with the owner of Winchmate.
His name is David Leitch, and his e-mail address was: winchmate@yahoo.com
mailto:winchmate@yahoo.com . Don't know if he's still in business. Good
luck!
Matt
C&C 42 Custom
From: Rick Brass via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2024 8:23 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Rick Brass rickbrass@earthlink.net
Subject: Stus-List Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business?
I was sort of planning to use part of this year's tax refund to upgrade the
Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate conversion
kits. The converted winches I've seen on other boats were very good, and
selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I've always seemed
to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost
and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites
with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page
that doesn't seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new
owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or
equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
I may have some, I bought them some time ago and they had been sitting around long enough to lose their stretch, there was no way they were ever getting on the winch. I can’t recall what I did with them.
Joe
Coquina
From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 8:58 AM
To: Stus-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER cscheaffer@comcast.net
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business?
Amazon has the Wincher by Barton Marine:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=barton+marine+winchers&language=en_US&adgrpid=1229254346477780&hvadid=76828564597116&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=90118&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-76828674595515%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=17789_13577536&tag=txtstdbgdt-20&ref=pd_sl_6d21nr1pho_p
I think most of the responders are confusing Barton's "Wincher" for the
Winchmate product. These are very different products. The Wincher is a
rubber jammer that slides over the top of the winch and is essentially
useless, especially for large winches like Rick's. The Winchmate is a
highly engineered, machined conversion kit that actually transforms your
non self-tailing winch to a proper self-tailing winch. The price always
hovered around $500 USD per winch, making them a financially viable
alternative to replacing your winches. However, from my understanding, the
Winchmate was a one-man operation that never took off (reasons unclear).
Two years ago, I contacted them to order the Winchmate for our big Barients
but never heard back. I assume that the one-man shop has closed for good.
Meaning there really is no good method for converting your big winches to
self-tailing anymore.
Historically, WestMarine (WorstMarine) has held a spring sale every year on
Lewmar winches. Any Lewmar winch is buy one, get one free. In 2022, we
swapped out our primaries and secondaries for $3300 total. That is a great
price. I'm not sure if they are still offering this sale but I would start
looking now.
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I think Barton makes an equivalent product. Barton Wincher.
--
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I was sort of planning to use part of this year’s tax refund to upgrade
the Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate
conversion kits. The converted winches I’ve seen on other boats were very
good, and selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I’ve
always seemed to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost
and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites
with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page
that doesn’t seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new
owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or
equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and
help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at:
https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Thanks for your help.
Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and
help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at:
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Thanks for your help.
Stu
--
Fair winds,
Dr. Charlotte Freeland & Dr. Riley Anderson
SV Freight Train
Old Saybrook, CT USA
The name and email address I sent earlier was for the engineered Winchmate product. My primary winches are so big the drums had to be machined and threaded to accept the product (about $300 per drum). They work great.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 26, 2024, at 11:14 AM, Riley Anderson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I think most of the responders are confusing Barton's "Wincher" for the Winchmate product. These are very different products. The Wincher is a rubber jammer that slides over the top of the winch and is essentially useless, especially for large winches like Rick's. The Winchmate is a highly engineered, machined conversion kit that actually transforms your non self-tailing winch to a proper self-tailing winch. The price always hovered around $500 USD per winch, making them a financially viable alternative to replacing your winches. However, from my understanding, the Winchmate was a one-man operation that never took off (reasons unclear).
Two years ago, I contacted them to order the Winchmate for our big Barients but never heard back. I assume that the one-man shop has closed for good. Meaning there really is no good method for converting your big winches to self-tailing anymore.
Historically, WestMarine (WorstMarine) has held a spring sale every year on Lewmar winches. Any Lewmar winch is buy one, get one free. In 2022, we swapped out our primaries and secondaries for $3300 total. That is a great price. I'm not sure if they are still offering this sale but I would start looking now.
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I think Barton makes an equivalent product. Barton Wincher.
--
Dennis C.Touche' 35-1 #83Mandeville, LA
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I was sort of planning to use part of this year’s tax refund to upgrade the Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate conversion kits. The converted winches I’ve seen on other boats were very good, and selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I’ve always seemed to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page that doesn’t seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at:
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StuPlease show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at:
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Thanks for your help.
Stu--
Fair winds,Dr. Charlotte Freeland & Dr. Riley AndersonSV Freight Train
Old Saybrook, CT USA
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Rick,
I can't believe you are still in this predicament, This is 12 years now
since you bought a pair of 28ST from me! I think you were looking for 32's
then as well. 12 years of winching bliss you have missed out on.
Plus, you can then remove at least one cleat per side so one of your
passengers don't have to have that up their ass! My crew was so happy when
I did that upgrade -
So, yes, your Winchmate source seems to have passed the bar, so this is
what I would suggest -
Quickly go to EBay and buy these
SS32 Self Tailers while they are still there, You can swap these out with
your 32's by just taking the drums off, I think 4 3/8" cap screws, leave
your old bases on, and then put your old drums on the ebay bases, and then
sell them on ebay for 400, 300 ea, whatever - and Bob's your uncle!
Bill Coleman
Entrada, Erie PA
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I was sort of planning to use part of this year’s tax refund to upgrade
the Barient 32 primaries on Imzadi to selftailers using Winchmate
conversion kits. The converted winches I’ve seen on other boats were very
good, and selftailers would make single handing a lot easier, but I’ve
always seemed to have other priorities in the past.
But when I went to the website I had bookmarked to check the current cost
and lead time, I find the website is down. A search turned up several sites
with recommendations for the conversion kits, and a Winchmate Facebook page
that doesn’t seem to have any recent information on it.
Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business? Or maybe has a new
owner? Contact information? Or can recommend a source for these (or
equivalent) conversion kits?
Any information would be appreciated.
Rick Brass
Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47
la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225
Washington, NC
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and
help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at:
https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Thanks for your help.
Stu