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WinchRite ® ABT by Sailology Cordless Winch Handle is a lightweight, safe, cordless electric winch handle designed specifically for use on sailboats. A perfect addition to your sailing gear, the WinchRite ABT features an efficient 21.6v Lithium-ion battery, an ergonomic design and comes complete with a holder for when not in use.

The cordless WinchRite features an Advanced Brushless Motor for increased efficiency, greater torque, and less internal heat to give you a more reliable electric winch. The WinchRite was designed with safety in mind, it features an integrated rubber inlay for anti-skid prevention and a weather-resistant cover for increased durability and protection. The winch cog contains a unique drive to prevent failure in both rotation directions and will not unthread or snap the retaining screw.

This electric winch handle works on all single and two-speed winches where a standard eight-point handle is utilized. It features a chimed soft start speed acceleration and a sealed circuit board. Operate the WinchRite handle at the lowest speed of your winch to ensure maximum pull and lowest battery consumption.

• WinchRite ABT
• Drive Cog (2 each)
• Plastic WinchRite Mountable Holder (with screws)
• A/C Charger Universal 100V - 240V AC Charger
• Euro/UK/Japan Plug Adapters
• Storage Tote Bag
• Powerful Brushless Dual Direction Motor with Rechargeable Battery
• Electrify All Your Winches for a Fraction of the Cost of an Electric Winch!
• Works on All Standard 8-Point Winches
• Strengthened Gear Box Design
• Universal Multi-Charger
• Safety Chime Soft Start
• Ergonomic Design
• Variable Trigger
• Dual Rotation
• Multi-Stage QA Testing Performed By Manufacturer: 242lbs (110kg) Weight is Lifted and the Unit is Fully Charged

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• Weight: 6 pounds 5 ounces (2.8kg)
• Torque: Achieves 110+NM (81 lb/ft) of Torque to Stall
• Rotation: 0-130 RPM via Variable Speed Technology in Both Directions
• Allowing for Two-Speed Winch Rotations
• Battery: Internal Rechargeable 21.6V Lithium Ion
• Charging: 100-240V AC

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iWinch test: new electric winch handle option

• Bruce Jacobs
• February 11, 2022

The iWinch is a borderline-genuis idea, which allows anyone with a drill to have an electric winch handle on their boat. Bruce Jacobs, tests it out

Sometimes, a solution to a problem comes along that is so obvious, you wonder why it hasn’t been there for years. In my opinion the iWinch, an electric winch handle fitting for a drill, is a case in point.

Some tasks on a yacht are just hard work: getting that halyard up, sheeting in a headsail, tightening the reefing pennant – all big, heavy jobs and none of us are getting younger.

You’ll always get the traditionalists who say electric winches are unnecessary or dangerous as you can’t feel any blockage or snagging. The truth is though, that sometimes having some powered assistance is very useful, especially when you’re sailing short-handed .

If you’ve ever thought about getting electric winches as a solution, you may well have stopped short when you’ve seen the £3,000 price tag (for a common 44 size) – and then there’s the space they need under the deck and the power drain on the batteries. Space and cost are show stoppers for many.

Previously, we’ve looked at the so-called powered winch handles. The WinchRite is probably the most well known, and it is definitely an effective tool; likewise for the Ewincher .

What stopped us using either on an ongoing basis was firstly their size (where do you store them?) and secondly their cost. The WinchRite costs over £600 and the Ewincher close to an eye watering £2,000. Great ideas both of them, but ultimately not something we could justify.

Which brings us to this neat idea. We’re a bit late to the party on the iWinch, but we love it. It’s basically just a winch socket and drill bit combined. It fits into a standard drill, though you do want one with around 90-100Nm of torque, and it will need a 13mm chuck, so do check this. Otherwise that’s it. You have a powered winch handle that’s highly effective, but only costs £55.

We have given the iWinch quite a beasting over the summer, using it on our heavy 60ft expedition yachts where the loads are much greater than you’d expect on a standard 40ft cruising yacht. Every skipper, without exception, loved the iWinch for its utility and practicality, even if it wasn’t seen necessarily as being an everyday piece of kit.

Your drill may not have the full 110Nm torque of the WinchRite or Ewincher, but so long as it has around 100Nm this is such a useful, cheap solution to a problem that you really can’t go wrong with it (other than dropping your drill overboard or risk it getting salted up!).

Highly recommended.

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Other electric winch handles.

The Ewincher is a sophisticated product that can actually be used as a manual winch handle as well as an electric motor. It has a variable speed reversible motor and generates a useful 80Nm of torque.

We tested it in the Norwegian Sea, en route from the Faroes to Arctic Norway, just as the winds hit gale force. The crew were feeling a bit breathless after swapping out our yankee 2 for the yankee 3, the yacht was screaming along and I was feeling guilty about asking them to trim the sails yet again.

I brought out the big yellow handle to general looks of astonishment and amusement, but this died down as I effortlessly trimmed in our headsail and the double-reefed main while drinking my tea. Suddenly there was a host of crew trying to grab the handle for their go and I had my first inkling that this could be a big success.

I did worry we might drop it overboard or that it would run out of battery now my crew had become lazy, but neither happened.

After two hours of hard sailing and trimming, it still had plenty of power, and these were big sails in strong winds. When the warning light did finally come on it took only seconds to swap batteries and we were off and running again.

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Rachael agreed to try out the WinchRite on the Ocean Crossing Masterclass she was running from Spain to Madeira. This was a crew full of aspiring Yachtmaster Oceans and a serious test for any piece of kit.

Again, it was tactically deployed as the winds reached Force 6 and the loads all became that much heavier.

As a reef was called (a skipper’s perk and what skipper in their right mind would go forward where the hard work happens and it’s bouncy and wet) one of the crewmembers commented that he’d been to the mast so often he was now on first name terms with the deck fittings up there.

He was given the WinchRite and the change in mood was conspicuous. He came back beaming and there was no going back thereafter.

The powerful motor made short work of the next reef and the genoa too. Bearing in mind we are sailing 60ft expedition yachts and the genoa sheet is on a 66:1 ratio winch, this was pretty impressive. The WinchRite doesn’t have the capacity to be used as a normal winch handle, and the battery is built in so when it runs out the unit is unavailable until recharged.

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Electric winches, handles and furlers – a buyer’s guide

• Duncan Kent
• March 14, 2020

From the cockpit to the pulpit, there are Electric winches, handles and furlers on the market that can help take the strain out of sailing. Duncan Kent reports

Maybe you want to spend more time sailing single-handed, or perhaps you’re reaching the age when winching up the mainsail by hand is starting to take the fun out of a weekend sail. Whichever it is, why not accept a helping hand from Mr Volt?

Kitting out a sailing boat with electric winches and furlers may look to be expensive, but if it keeps you on the water isn’t it worth it? In fact quite a few sailors end up moving over from sail to power because they no longer have the physical strength to manually winch in the sheets or haul on the halyards. But the extra cost often works out at considerably more than if they had invested in simply upgrading their sailing yacht.

For instance, a good many manual winches can be electrified by buying a conversion kit (Lewmar, Harken and Andersen all sell manual-electric upgrade kits for their two-speed winches), which often works out costing half the price of a new winch – especially if you’re good with the DIY and can modify the drive unit, and install the electrics yourself. The latter is easier than you may think as all the components are supplied, along with full instructions and an easy-to-understand circuit diagram.

Andersen electric winch

To keep costs down people often just convert one halyard winch, usually on the side of the mainsail halyard. Then, with a bit of clever rerouting of the genoa sheets via one or two new turning blocks, you can often use the same winch for hauling in the bulk of the genoa. This is a fantastic help if, like me, you have a huge overlapping genoa. If you’re feeling a little flush, why not convert one of the primary winches too?

In fact, I’ve sailed on a boat that had one electric primary, to starboard, that could be used haul up the halyards and take in the port genoa sheet simply by taking one turn around the manual winch and then leading the sheet or halyard onto the powered one. This way, once the bulk of the sheet/halyard has been hauled in, it’s easy enough to take another couple of turns around the non-powered winch ready for manual trimming if necessary.

Depending on your boat’s layout, you may want to install a second deck switch so you have a clear view of the headsail on both tacks. The owner had even set it up so he could electrically winch the kedge anchor from the stern – essential when mooring bows-to in a Mediterranean harbour to protect the rudder or for privacy in the cockpit.

Comparison table: electric winches

Reduce friction

In a similar way to reducing your power consumption before planning a new electrical system, it makes good sense to look at reducing the friction in your sail control systems before considering how best to assist you with the hard graft of winching and hauling.

Boats older than 20 years will probably have outdated blocks with plain bearings, as will many of the newer, lower cost production boats. Just spending a few hundred pounds replacing blocks and travellers with ball-bearing versions can reduce frictional loads by up to 40 per cent. Now ally this with a little thought into how you can reroute lines so as to diminish the angle of turn and maybe even take a turn out altogether where possible, and you could find you need half the elbow grease you did previously to hoist the main or sheet in a genoa.

Then there’s the sail plan. Changing to a non-overlapping jib will noticeably reduce the effort required when tacking and you can still save the big genoa for when your kids join you. Besides, with a well-cut jib you’ll lose little speed to windward in a good breeze and if you add a furling asymmetric downwind sail you’ll notice little difference on a reach too.

Modern yachts frequently sport non-overlapping jibs and sometimes even self-tailing headsails, but this usually means the mainsail is bigger to compensate, thereby increasing the effort required to hoist it in the first place.

Reefing can also be exhausting, particularly if you have a single-line reefing system, as they create a lot of friction due to the reefing lines turning around multiple blocks. If you can, use a two-line system – one line for the luff and another for the leech. Okay, it’ll mean a little more string, but it’ll need far less winching effort to drop in a neat reef.

Lastly, regular maintenance of deck gear is essential. If you don’t service your winches every year, not only will they eventually fail, but also the amount of effort required to operate them will increase until half of your hard work is wasted in turning the winch rather than doing the job. The same goes for electric winches – the increased friction will simply decrease your battery power more rapidly and you risk the circuit breaker cutting out just when you don’t want it to, should it become overloaded.

Keep a close eye on any deck switches, too. After a while water can penetrate their seals and if one of these goes faulty there’s a danger the winch or windlass might remain on – possibly with disastrous consequences.

Powered winch handles

Before you start planning to upgrade your manual winches to electric, consider the possibilities of buying a powered winch handle instead. Like everything there are pros and cons of course – as with most bits of boat kit – but we have had many boat owners writing to us to say that they’ve only been able to continue sailing thanks to one of these devices to help them on board.

First, the cons: they’re not particularly cheap, they need charging regularly and they can be lost overboard if the user is careless or loses their balance. Furthermore, if you’re sailing singlehanded it will be much easier and safer if you have self-tailing winches in order to keep both hands on the electric winch handle, as there will be a fair amount of rotational torque once the power really comes on.

The pros: they will effectively electrify every standard top-drive winch on board (although obviously only one at a time) and they don’t require you to modify your boat or install heavy-duty power cables as you would need to when fitting an electric winch.

Winchrite powered winch handle

The most popular is the Winchrite (£599), now in its second generation with more power thanks to a greatly improved motor and gearbox and extended charge duration. Yes it’s still a little noisy, but then so is any electric winch. Being low-geared for maximum power, they’re a bit slow (120rpm), so you might still prefer to pull the bulk of the sheet in by hand before letting the Winchrite take over. It also needs a steady grip to keep it from rotating when under a heavy load.

A recently launched ‘power assist’ winch handle called the ewincher is a little less bulky and lighter than the Winchrite and, better still, has two-speeds, making it more suitable for hauling in and trimming headsail sheets without needing to resort to hauling the bulk of it in by hand.

Shaped more like a traditional winch handle, the ewincher allows the user to winch manually as normal, but then assists when the load really comes on. Alternatively, it can be used purely as an electric winch handle, like the Winchrite. The good news is the 24V battery pack is removable, as with all modern cordless power tools, so you could have a second, back-up power pack sitting on the charger ready for a quick swap out. The bad news is it currently costs close to £2,700, so you really wouldn’t want to drop it overboard!

Milwaukee 8 drill

Another alternative is to use a right-angle cordless power drill, although it would need to be very powerful. A popular model is the 28-Volt Milwaukee drill, which has a 16in (40cm) long handle and is available on eBay for around £400, including a single 28V lithium-ion rechargeable battery. You can even buy a purpose-made, 8-point ‘winch-bit’ or Cranker chuck replacement for this and other 0.5in (12mm) chuck drills. Spare battery packs and a padded cover are also available, but it only has a 220V AC charger so it can only be recharged underway using an inverter.

A note of warning – both the electric winch and the powered winch handle manufacturers strongly advise you not to use any of these devices for hoisting a crewmember up the mast. This is because they have been known to fail and endanger the lives of the crew being hoisted and others below. I, too, wouldn’t condone this practice for my own reasons, but in reality many do use them for just this purpose. If they’re sensible they take additional precautions, such as not relying on self-tailing winch jaws to take the strain and attaching a second halyard with someone else other than the wincher taking up the slack and belaying it between hauls. Having another person standing by at the main power switch in case it gets stuck on is also a good plan.

Of course, the usual point of not using an external halyard to go aloft counts for both manual and powered winches. If a sheave or bearing breaks on an internal halyard at least you’re not going to plummet to the deck!

Electric furlers

Loop eFurler

In truth, headsail furlers on small to medium-sized sailing yachts shouldn’t ever need winching – manually or electrically. If they do then something is usually wrong. Either the swivel bearings are salted up or dried out, the halyard has been hoisted up too hard, or you have halyard twist at the top swivel.

But for those that simply want to ease the amount of physical work involved in sailing, there’s no reason why you can’t fit an electric furler, or an electric winch that the furling line can reach.

Code 0 and asymmetric spinnaker furlers usually have continuous loop furling lines that can require a crewmember to leave the cockpit.

However, since the advent of small but powerful Lithium-ion battery packs other solutions have been developed. The new, German-made Loop EF1500 E-Furler uses a small 18V Li-ion battery pack to drive an electric furler, designed so that it is all neatly contained within the bowsprit pole itself. It comes with a wireless remote control so the sail can be furled and unfurled from the cockpit and a spare battery can be kept in an onboard charger ready for a quick swap out if necessary.

Anchor windlass

Lewmar V1 electric windlass

Cruising sailors, both power and sail, have long been aware of the delights of an electric anchor windlass and since the development of the rope/chain combination gypsy, the whole process of lowering and raising the anchor can be automated by remote control from the cockpit.

Once again the least expensive way to take the strain out of anchor hauling is to find a mechanical windlass that can accept a standard winch handle and then buy something like the Winchrite to operate it. This saves on the expensive and heavy wiring necessary for a permanent electric windlass and doesn’t put so much load on your house batteries.

Windlass comparison table

Power considerations

Whatever way you decide to electrically ‘assist’ your sailing you’ll need to consider the effect on your boat’s electrical energy reserves. An electric winch or windlass draws a serious amount of power when operating, some 80-150A, so make sure your battery banks and circuit protection can cope with this.

While adding an additional battery to the service bank is easy, keeping it fully charged is less so. Boats that have more than one deep-cycle battery need a proper charging regime – usually in the form of a smart alternator regulator and/or more powerful alternator.

But along with more Amps going in and out comes the need for better monitoring and overload control, with careful thought given to the safety of the electrical system. Using wires that are too small in diameter not only lowers the voltage available to the device, but also increases the risk of fire on board should any of the wires overheat.

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• eWincher Electric Winch Handle Review—Part 1, Our Testing

Last fall I checked out the eWincher electric winch handle at the Annapolis Sailboat Show and wrote an article with my initial thoughts—since deleted and replaced with this one.

This summer Chrysadev, makers of the eWincher, were kind enough to send us a unit and two batteries for evaluation.

And, as it happens, events conspired to make this an even better test than it might have been in that I managed to screw up my neck while removing a recalcitrant hose from a defective pump. While the injury is getting better slowly—everything gets better slowly at this age—it has meant that lots of high load winching is out.

OK, with all that pissing and moaning out of the way, let’s take an in-depth look at eWincher. And when I write “in-depth” I kid you not, this will go two parts.

I know, seems like a lot of blather about a winch handle, but bear with me, this is a revolutionary product. And it’s also an expensive product, so I owe you a detailed look to help you decide if eWincher is for you—an impulse purchase, this is not.

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Thanks for the detailed review. I bought an ewincher last winter and used it this season. I solo sail a Blue Jacket 40 equipped with an electric main halyard winch. The primaries were prewired at the factory for conversion. No way would spend that kind of money to convert. ( I imagine this will be covered in part two) This devise is brilliant. I use it to trim the mainsheet when closehauled. I use it to get a fast and easy furl on the big Solent rigged reacher. I like that I can pay attention to sail shape as I make small adjustments to sail trim. When winching manually I tend to assume an head down stance over the winch. Yes, the ewincher takes practice and with all electric winches, one has to be cognizant so not to break stuff with your new Superman strength. One last thing. My unit was delivered with a faulty charger. The support was nothing less than spectacular. Through a series of quick response emails a diagnosis was made and new charger was sent within days. I give ewincher 5 stars. At age 66, I still enjoy the physicality of sailing and manually winch the majority of the time. However, ewincher is a great first mate, especially in a fresh breeze when the loads increase and speedy action is required to reduce the chance of cockpit mishaps. It ain’t cheap…quality kit is expensive. Ewincher is worth every penny.

Thanks for the real world report. These are worth more than all the reviews in the world.

Also very good point on how eWincher compensates for strength differences between two people. I will put that in Part2.

Interesting. I’m interested in, but haven’t tried, Karver Pontos 4 speeds. Have you?

I have not, that said, after thinking about them briefly for our boat, I moved on. The key point is that as boats get bigger, or we get older, or both, the big problem is not load on the handle, it’s endurance. So if you have very high ratios on the winch it’s just going to take a hell of a long winch cycle to get anything done. The problem is not solved, it’s just lengthened, whereas eWincher solves the problem by both reducing the effort and the duration.

The proof of this is how much easier eWincher made the low load, but long duration tasks on our boat like furling the jib top and grinding in the mainsheet prior to a jibe, as I detail above.

I guess the power draw is higher on the eWincher than on an electric winch. They are doing the same work but with an extra mechanical power transfer and an extra inverter/charger/battery stage for the eWincher. At best they are comparable but the electric winch must be more efficient. Or am I missing something?

I guess I could see that in theory, but it does not work that way in practice. We found we still hand winch the easy stuff and there is also assist mode so both are big savings over a fully electric winch boat. I also eWincher will use way less current when in a low load situation (most of the time), whereas an electric winch has a big electric motor that takes a bunch of current regardless of load.

There is also a tendency with electric winches to use the electric function for the entire sheet retreaval, whereas with ewincher we tend to pull the slack in while free spinning the winch.

There are probably other issues, but the bottom line is that our current usage over the summer was immeasurably small, whereas I was advised by Lewmar when I looked at electric winches that I would probably need to upgrade my batteries and should consider changing to 24 volts.

To back this up, I just checked the Lewmar manual and they are recommending 1/0 AWG cable. Gotta tell us something!

And the manual also shows that even a Number 40 (small winch) has a 3.5 amp draw at zero load that goes to 140 amps at 500 kg. Lets say 80 amps at 12 volts for 1 minute for a typical task. That’s 1.33 amp hours at 12 volts. So do that 6 times and you have used as much electricity as we did on Morgan’s Cloud in three days of sailing. And that’s with a small winch. The number 65 like the ones we have on MC take 6 amps at zero load going up to an eye popping 350 amps at 1580 kg.

So, assuming an averge load of say 200 amps for one minute would be 3.33 amp hours at 12 volts, so just four tacks (assuming 30 seconds use on each) on our boat with electric winches would use as much electricity as three days of sailing with eWincher.

In summary, real world use on MC indicates that the eWincher uses about 5-10% of the electricity of electric winches, maybe less.

Of course the eWincher will draw less of you use it less. An electric winch has high power draw because it does a lot of grinding work. If you do the same amount of grinding work with the eWincher, it will draw even more. Unless the electric winch makes heat of most of the power but then it will probably burn.

Maybe, but who cares, the point is that in actual use on a big boat eWincher uses very little power.

Also, as I said earlier, electric winches use way more at low loads because of their large motors sized to bring in a lot of rope quickly at high loads. Take a look at the consumption graphs in the Lewmar manual and you will see what I mean.

But the high numbers are just momentary inrush current. A Harken 72 is just 1500 W. You need to size the cabling for the peak but that has minor effect on the average draw. And, even at low speed an electric winch is pretty fast. You cannot use a minute at 200 Amps for a tack! I would rather say 20 Amps for 10 seconds.

Sure that’s one way to look at, although based on the warnings I got from Lewmar, I’m guessing your numbers are way low. But then again, my numbers may be way high. There may also be factors at work that neither of us have thought of. For example, the little motor in the eWincher might be a lot more efficient than the one in electric winches.

Also I did not say a minute, I wrote:

So, assuming an averge load of say 200 amps for one minute would be 3.33 amp hours at 12 volts, so just four tacks ( assuming 30 seconds use on each )

Bottom line, we could argue this for days, but why would we? None of this matters against the fact that our battery usage recharging eWincher after sailing a big boat for three day sails was less than 8 amp/hours—so low as to be inconsequential, which is the point that matters to those considering whether or not to buy one.

I love it that we’re talking about volts and amps.. LOL. $3000 USD+ to save a few seconds and a few calories per tack. I can think of a few things… actually, my entire list of things to do, at any priority, would come before getting one of these.

I suspect you are not 69 with a bad back and an injured neck. No one is suggesting that everyone needs one. In part 2 I have written about when buying an eWincher makes sense, and when it doesn’t.

Hey Kevin… lets see if after 30+ years of cruising .. with your partner/wife also turning the winch handle under high loads … if you think the same way. Bottom line: people do what they can manage. In my experience, after 31 years of cruising, to keep the experience enjoyable/comfortable/safe one needs to ‘futureproof’ more and more… just food for thought. That said, good on you for being capable of being out there and managing your ‘list’….

Hi John, I bought one three years ago. I have sailed something like 20 000 NM with it on my 15T Garcia sloop. With my wife or singlehanded. I don’t imagine to sail without it anymore. From my experience I concurr with all you said, with all the figures you gave. One more figure : to hoist me (75 kg) at the top of the mast (16 m) only represents 15% of the battery capacity. Yes, it is not cheap but just let us imagine that for the same service we want to convert four or five winches to electric ones ! One more point : after 18 month of use, Chrysadev offers me to service the handle for free. Everything was checked, the software updated and improved (I bought one of the very first one) and the square end cap changed to better suit the drive shaft of my Andersen winches. Top quality after sale service. I don’t regret my investment at all !

Great to hear, particularly since I just bought the evaluation unit from them! Thanks

Please correct me if I am wrong. The e-wincher will not have the same tendency to break gear as an electric winch, because the operator actually has the load in their hands. Therefore you still feel the handle load.

I will be covering that in part 2…preview: you are right.

Power Arm is yet another model, Australian made, for $AU1600 (~$US1150). It appears to run on 18V Milwaukee batteries, so most of us would not need to buy extra batteries or charger. Only recently advertised. I have seen no reviews, and do not know of it’s functionality or quality. But reasonably priced.

That’s certainly a clever approach. One thing I wondered about immediately is how water resistant it is. I would guess that one splash of salt water down the slot between the battery and the rest of the assembly is going to be a problem, but maybe they have figured a way around that.

One of the slide pics shows the Powerarm with some sort of neoprene looking cover that looks designed to protect from light impacts and splashes. Clearly it’s not meant to go swimming, but in the cockpit of a larger vessel it should be possible to keep it safe.

Overall it’s not as smart as the E-Wincher, but I can afford one 🙂

I got a 200nm sail on a big Swan with electric winches last weekend and I’m convinced on the merits of power assist. (The owner of this boat is a professional skipper with an outstanding racing record and he’s no snob about going electric.)

I guess I’m just not convinced about any electrical piece of equipment that is intended to be used on deck that’s not waterproof. In my experience, even with a good dodger, the cockpit of a boat offshore is a pretty damp place, so I’m guessing the life of powerarm is going to be short making it more expensive over time than the eWincher.

So, given that, I think that if I wanted a budget option I would go with WinchRite. More coming in part 2.

OK… Valiant 40…..we have an Andersen compact motor drive electric winch that drives the main halyard, reef lines, staysail halyard, spin halyard (all thru cam cleats under the dodger). The Genoa, mainsail and staysail sheets, roller furling lines are still 2 speed Andersen ‘grinders’ (all convertible to electrics)… as we get older (60 years now!!!), on passages with fickle winds, it gets laborious…. most polite way of saying it….. As a prelude to this report we have tried the cheapest option of ‘electrifying’ the other winches by using a Ryobi 18volt electric contra-angle drill with a winch driver bit….. it works ….but not really all that well: heavier loads/winds and it simply is not enough ‘grunt’ for the task. The bit was only $25.00 NZD thru Foster’s here in NZ. The drill was less than $200.00 NZD and we already had it onboard. I’m convinced that this e-wincher modality it the way to go after reading this report…. we have read similar reports from other places and compared these (i.e. the ‘Winchrite’)… we just needed a report from someone we trust who actually had the sea trial info to confirm the E-wincher motor was up to to it… The Andersen compact motor was very expensive… about $6000.00 NZD at the time we bought it years ago… no way we would do that again for 6 more winches…. it seems a ‘no brainer’…. Thanks John for the excellent report. Really appreciate it. We’ll update the site once we get ours and get it trialed onboard in some winds… All the best…

Thanks for the kind words. Believe it or not, I have two more parts of the review in the hopper! That said, seems like you have already made a good decision.

My Lofrans power windlass allows manual operation using a winch handle. Fortunately, I’ve not had to use this feature in anger, but just a few minutes of testing it out leaves me dreading the day when I do.

An electric winch handle might be a good option for operating my power windlass manually in the event of a failure, rather than dragging the rode down the side deck using my electric primaries. I couldn’t justify the expense at the moment, but I thought I’d toss the idea out there as an interesting application for an electric winch handle, hopefully without instigating a side conversation about the pros and cons of electric windlasses. 🙂

Hi Edward, I have done so with a Lighthouse Windlass in practice with an EWincher and it does the job very nicely. My best, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy

Ewincher 2 - Electric Winch Handle

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(Details shown apply to the default selection) With the Ewincher electric winch handle, there's no need to change anything about the way you sail and you can perform one manoeuvre after another, regardless of your physical condition, your age or your strength. We're currently unable to show live stock information on our website, so if you need delivery fast we strongly recommend checking availability first. Simply fill out the form below and we'll get back to you, or call us on +44 (0)1243 375774 for an immediate answer. This device is a game changer and worth every penny I had to save for it. It does what it says it will. Plenty of torque, not to heavy, reliable operation, long battery life and easy operation but I must sat what impressed me the most was the companies customer service. Excellent patient people who didn't make me feel bad for running into trouble because I did not read the directions first. The directions are simple but you do need to read them or you can't get the most out of the ewincher 2. Highly recommend this pricy and this company. Was this helpful to you?   Yes   /   No This review has not been appraised. Delighted that this makes easy work of hoisting and trimming sails for a couple who were in need of such age assisting equipment. Expensive, but will allow us a few more years afloat, so worth the investment. 2 of 3 people found this review helpful. Product Information Ewincher 2's extreme power and adjustable speed allow you to perform all possible manoeuvers while sailing: hoisting, sheeting, adjusting sails, furling your genoa, or even hauling a crew member up the mast. One of the main difficulties for the skipper and crew is the sheer strength that sailing manoeuvres require: hoisting the mainsail, adjusting the genoa, trimming the sails, stowing the genoa. This difficulty is exacerbated by the fact that crew members are rarely well-positioned relative to the winch/handle set. Ewincher 2 is designed to perfectly assist sailing manoeuvres without altering your natural movements: you’ll gain power and speed while remaining in an ideal position, without exerting any effort. It’s waterproof, lightweight, locks into the winch, and has an ergonomic design: all the controls are at your fingertips. With its standard size, it adapts to all deck layouts. Ewincher 2 can truly be used right out of the box. Thanks to its battery and high-performance motor, you can head out all day without a problem allowing you to fully enjoy the pleasures of sailing. With its 3 modes of operation, Ewincher 2 is the new crew member that assists you with all manoeuvres on your boat: In assisted mode: Ewincher 2 does the work for you in the winch's 1st or 2nd speed In manual mode: you can use Ewincher 2 like any other winch handle to make adjustments Combined mode: add your own speed to the handle's speed to reach exceptional hauling speeds Ewincher Features Easy to insert into the winch socket, thanks to its ideal ergonomic design and very lightweight (2.2 kg) Electric assistance is easy to use, with all the controls located on the handgrip, allowing you to keep winching as you normally would, but with the addition of considerable torque (90 Nm) while ensuring precision (0 to 160 rpm). You maintain the feeling of winching while considerably reducing the physical effort involved. You can use the assisted or non-assisted mode, or both at once, to ensure maximum precision all while maintaining the feeling of winching. Precise speed control with variable speed drive. You can use the Ewincher 2 as a manual handle at any time. It’s always in the ideal position to limit your effort. Keep control with the integrated torque limiter that is adjustable via the smartphone app The removable, rechargeable battery lasts a long time, enough for a day sailing and charges at 12V DC or 110/220V in just 1.5 hours Waterproof to IPX6 No installation required Supplied with winch handle pocket, security leash, chargers & carry case Why choose Ewincher 2 rather than an electric winch? The price of a 40 electric winch is upwards of £2000 (without installation) per winch. In general terms, we prefer to electrify the mainsail winch that enables us to harden the mainsail and go up to the mast easily. It represents approximately a £3000 budget for a single installed electric winch, without any assistance on winches for the genoa sheets or the spinnaker. With the Ewincher 2 electric winch handle you can electrify all the winches on your boat for significantly less. Ewincher 2 can be used straight away, without any mounting or installation, on all winches . It can also be used to lift the anchor in the case that the windlass fails. Installation When installing an electric winch on a sailing boat, it is usually necessary to mount the motor gearbox inside the cabin. Depending of the size of the boat, the motor and gearbox can take up valuable space under the cockpit, sometimes making mounting very difficult or even impossible. The electrics for the winch also need to be run and often extra batteries are required to sustain the additional consumption. With Ewincher 2, the difficulties of installation can be avoided, it can be used right out of the box with ease on all the winches. Load feedback, feel and risk of damage Electric winches do not offer you any feel or feedback of load when hoisting or trimming. In other words, we don’t know how much tension we are exerting on the lines which can cause damage. Ewincher 2 offers powered assistance while offering the full feel and feedback that we are used to when using a standard winch handle. We can feel the intensity of the strain put on the rope, which allows sailors to immediately notice if a problem occurs (for example, a caught rope…). The speed of an electric winch is not adjustable which means it is difficult to use an electric winch to make fine-tuned adjustments. It is recommended to use a standard winch handle avoid damaging something on the boat. Ewincher 2 has a progressive hauling speed that can be adjusted from 15 to 80 RPM. This allows a fast speed on initial operation and slower speed when required using the powered assistance. The maximum torque of electric winches is not adjustable. As such, if you keep pushing the button without paying attention, the winch will keep hauling and can damage the rope or the sail. Ewincher 2 is equipped with an adjustable torque from 10kg to 32kg of traction on the handle, it allows manoeuvring sailing boats up to 55 feet without damaging anything. Electric consumption and weight An electric winch weighs about 12kg to 15kg and can considerably add to the battery consumption on the boat. Ewincher 2 weighs only 2.2kg and offers a great autonomy thanks to its Lithium Ion battery: more than a day of sailing on a 45ft boat with only one charge. Charging time takes about 1h30 and consumes 6Ah (1.5-2% of a 370Ah battery stock) Ewincher Specifications   Ewincher 1 Ewincher 2 Height 288mm 288mm Length 355mm 355mm Depth 66mm 66mm Weight 2.2kg 2.2kg Battery Li-Ion 25.2V Li-Ion 25.2V Speed 15 to 80 rpm 100 rpm (up to 160rpm in combined mode) Torque Up to 80Nm Up to 90Nm Ewincher - the first connected electric winch handle Using your smartphone, you can: Adapt the maximum operating power and torque delivered to the user. All users will therefore be able to adjust the handle according to their strength or the level of effort they do not wish to exceed. Ewincher 2 is so powerful that all users will be able to find the appropriate settings for them. It can also be set to an intermediate level to suit everyone. Visualize all the information related to the use of your handle (state of charge, maximum effort exerted, maximum pW, average pW, duration of use, number of times it was used, Kcal, etc.) What's in the box Lithium-ion battery Winch handle pocket 110-220V AC charger 12V DC converter Security leash 2-year warranty Related products Terms & Conditions New Account View Basket Sign In Opening Hours Leave a Review   & Mooring Fenders & Compensators Thrusters Capstans Sail Hardware Winches Pre-Made Rope ProductsRope AccessoriesSplicing Portlights Fastenings Deck Hardware Rail Mounting Shackles Cleaners & Polishes Paints & Varnishes Painting Preparation Fillers & EpoxyOils & LubricantsAnodes Ladders & Access Personal Safety Radar Reflectors Signalling Sea Anchors & Drogues Propulsion Power Management Lighting Instruments Galley HosePlumbing FittingsPumps Windsurfing Trolleys & Trailers Watersports Accessories Expert Outfitters Experienced Boaters Call 908-464-5581 Shopping Cart ' ads[1] = ' ' ads[2] = ' ' ads[3] = ' ' ads[4] = ' ' ads[5] = ' ' ads[6] = ' ' var x = 0; function rotate(ads) { while (x End AC_Payments--> Designed specifically for use on a sailboat's winches, it achieves 130nm+ of torque and reaches variable speeds of 50-120rpm in both directions allowing for two speed winch rotations. This compact, lightweight, and extremely simple to operate unit will drive your standard winches as if they were electric. Just pull the variable speed trigger and winch away. A flick of the switch reverses directions for 2-speed winching. Watch the main go up, watch the roller furler furl, tweek the jib, hoist the outboard. Move it from winch to winch and it will do the muscle work for you. The WinchRite ABT rests easily on its non-skid back when not in use and deploys quickly again and again without frequent recharging. The exterior housing is a composite of ABS and PC plastics resulting in superior durability and strength, with integrated non-skid rubber inlays. The integrated stainless steel winch cog contains a unique drive to prevent failure in both rotation directions and will not unthread or snap the retaining screw. Lots of power from its powerful Lithium Battery insures the job gets done quickly and with confidence. Operating the WinchRite should always utilize the lowest speed of your winch to ensure maximum pull and least battery consumption. By using the lower speed of the winch less resistances is produced and greater torque. This will also reduce overheating of sealed motor/drive unit within the housing and increase life span.       Shop by Brand Shop by Category Order Status --> Discover our range of products. Electric Winch A real patented technological breakthrough which revolutionizes winch motorization. Electric winch handle The ewincher electric winch handle: your new teammate on board. Winchs HUTTON Ewincher has chosen the remarkable HUTTON winches as a partner. They are distinguished by exceptional robustness. Subcategories Electric winch sailforce™, sailforce electric winches smart electric winch. Ewincher presents SailForce , a new generation of winch motorization combined with the quality of HUTTON winches. SailForce is a new electric winch that pushes the limits of conventional solutions. Maneuver control takes on new meaning with: The remarkably fast and precise variable speed on both winch speeds. Everything is there: precision, speed + 25% and real-time control of the tension of the maneuvered rope. Unrivaled safety thanks to an extremely sensitive tension limiter that can be configured for each maneuver. Not to mention an energy saving of 50%! Here is SailForce, our “Smart Electric Winch”. SailForce is available in sizes 40, 45, 52, 57 and 70. A real patented technological breakthrough that revolutionizes motorization of the winch. Our resellers A motor and a winch exceptional Variable speed on the 2 winch speeds, adjusting your sails with an electric winch is now possible: embark at less than 1.6 cm/second, maneuver even faster with sailforce: 25% faster than conventional motors, winches hutton chrome winches, super resistant and reliable., a brushless motor with exceptional performance discover the performance of the sailforce electric winch., unparalleled security for the equipment and your crew. A tesion limiter precise and easy to use Depending on your maneuvers (raise mainsail, furl genoa, etc.), you define the voltage limits. Thus, the motor stops as soon as it is reached. This allows, for example, to detect a stuck reef! Safety switch a double control with 2 fingers to avoid any unintentional activation of the motor SailForce goes even further in security General shutdown and addition of an emergency stop made easier Unexpected engine starting impossible. Motor blocked if network problem detected. Safety fuse added redundantly to the BMS of battery safety. - 50% energy consumption and your service batteries preserved! Innovative technology allowing 50% energy savings, only 6 amp consumed by the battery of the boat, the service batteries of your boat are preserved, improved comfort, simple and effective use, an innovative ordering system and revolutionary control box. A second control unit to place anywhere on the boat Check all the winches: Control all your winches from a single device An installation simplified. Smaller cables, fewer components, more space in the cabin. Electric Winch Handle Ewincher the electric winch handle. Ewincher offers you 2 models, the Ewincher 2 and the Ewincher SE. Benefit from immediate assistance to carry out all your maneuvers: hoist the mainsail, trim all sails, tack effortlessly, furl your genoa, reassemble your dinghy…. They have the same size and the same general functionalities but also differences that you can discover in the video. Discover the range of electric winch handles https://youtu.be/1xI63tQeTMM?si=cj4aj45-fw1c9ZLl Discover Ewincher How to use the electric winch handle? Composition and characteristics of the Ewincher 2 pack: Speed: 110 rpm empty Torque: 90 Nm Automatic change of direction of rotation 12Volts converter Pocket handle Carrying case Charging station Security leach Composition and characteristics of the Ewincher SE pack: Speed: 83 rpm empty Carrying bag Powerful and fast More powerful, faster and more enduring than the best crew, Ewincher is an essential tool for the sailor who wants to surround himself with the best crew. A torque limiter for more security Ewincher is equipped with a torque limiter, directly configurable on all smartphones via our application.This application also gives you access to valuable information in time. navigation such as: detailed battery charge, usage time, user manual, etc... 3 modes of use ELECTRIC MODE: for maximal assistance, the Ewincher motor does all the work. MANUAL MODE: to adjust the setting, like with a standard handle. COMBINED MODE: for exceptional trimming speed. Lightweight, compact, and ergonomics that make everything easier Ewincher was designed on the model of the classic crank and takes all its advantages. You will thus maintain all your usage habits. It weighs only 2.2 kg.It has the same length as a classic crank and therefore adapts perfectly to your plan bridge. Ewincher is always in the ideal position and allows effortless use. Designed to face the harsh marine environment IPX6 CERTIFIED, IT RESISTS SEA PACKS, SALT AND RAIN Ewincher is perfectly secure on board, thanks to: A winch lock : As soon as you engage Ewincher on a winch, it locks automatically. A suitable crank locker : Supplied with Ewincher, it allows you to safely store your crank on the deck. A safety strap : To keep Ewincher on the wrist during the most delicate maneuvers (like a maneuver on winch at the base of the mast). IPX6 CERTIFIED, IT IS RESISTANT TO SEA WATER, SALT AND RAIN Ewincher is perfectly secure on board, thanks to: A winch locking system : As soon as you set the Ewincher on a winch, it locks in place, so you can sail with peace of mind. A dedicated winch handle pocket : This accessory, supplied with EWINCHER 2, allows you to safely store your handle on the deck. A security leach : To keep Ewincher on your wrist during the most delicate maneuvers (like a winch maneuver at the base of the mast). A Lithium Ion battery very efficient 28.8 V voltage and 2500 mAh Its capacity is 72 Wh This battery can deliver an electrical power of 480 W. AUTONOMY: at least 1 day of navigation for boats up to 45 feet. CHARGING TIME: 1h30 on 12V or 220V This battery can deliver an electrical power of 480 W. AUTONOMY: At least 1 day of navigation for boats up to 45 feet. CHARGING TIME: 1h30 on 12V or 220V Quality, reliability, performance, and customer service more than a commitment, it’s an obsession at EWINCHER Product quality, reliability and performance have been, since its conception, Ewincher’s essential priorities. But these three aspects, we know, are nothing without the trust of our customers: this is why offering impeccable customer service has always been at the heart of our commitment. At Ewincher, design and manufacturing quality is not just an obsession: it is at the very foundation of its identity. The entire team, from design to manufacturing, shares this concern for quality: a nautical product requires perfect quality, given the extreme conditions to which it can be subjected. More information about our Electric Winch Handle Powerful and Fast Integrated Torque Limiter Our quality commitment Lightweight and easy to use A high performance lithium-Ion battery Manual Winches HUTTON Winchs hutton. 40+ years of expertise HUTTON has over 40 years if experience manufacturing its winches. Produced in Australia, they are available in sizes 40, 45, 52, 57, 60, and 70 and are offered in chrome or polished bronze versions as resistant as HUTTON winches can be disassembled and reassembled by a single person in a few minutes. Just a screwdriver, remove 4 circlips, and you're done Self-Trailing, Drum and Base of the winch The self-tailing, the drum, and the base form the structure of the winch. They are made from a cast bronze-aluminium alloy, then machined. Each of these pieces is cast in a single piece, without any itermediate parts. It's an expensive production method, but it ensures maximum resistance, whether against breakage or deformation. Ring Gear of the Drum It is one of the most stressed parts of the winch. It is machined directly into the drum. No welding. Central transmission shaft and gear shafts Made of stainless stell 303 (with a strength of 550 N/mm²): solid (no intermediate parts) and machined, with perfect rotational guidance on the winch base. Bearing cages A HUTTON size 40 winch gas 3 bearing cages, while the largest winch sizes have 4. The bearings are made of stainless stell (which offers much better efficiency than nylon). HUTTON gears are not just twice but three times more resistant than aluminium. Just like the drum and the base, the gears are made of a bronze-aluminium alloy. Howerver, the manufacturing method is slightly different: they are not cast but machined directly from a block of raw material. Also highly stressed parts, they are all machined from reinforced 17-4PH stainless steel (with a strength of 1000 N/mm²). A simple stainless tell, less resistant, would be much less suitable for these parts. No products available yet Stay tuned! More products will be shown here as they are added. EU STORE, IRELAND BASED   |   WORLDWIDE SHIPPING   |   FREE DELIVERY TO IRL & NI FOR ORDERS OVER €80 SAILBOATS & PARTS Ewincher 2 Electric Winch Handle Create New Wish List Description Ewincher 2, the second generation of the world’s first electric winch handle. Ewincher2 is a power-assisted winch handle that takes the strain and hard work out of winching. It's designed to easily assist sail control manoeuvres, without altering your natural positions and movements and it increases your winching power and speed with very limited effort. After 2 years of research and development, Ewincher has introduced the Ewincher 2 equipped with an advanced new motor, especially designed for Ewincher. This new motor increases the handle's overall performance by 20%, with more power, torque, autonomy and speed. What Ewincher gives you  450w of  electric energy combined with a 90nm torque Quick Guide Features Lockable on the winch:  as soon as you set up Ewincher on a winch, the handle is secure Ewincher is resistant to sea-splash, sea-salt and rain : Rated to IPX6 Dedicated winch handle storage pocket  This accessory enables the Ewincher to be safely stowed and ready for immediate use Ewincher can easily trim a 160m2 spinnaker in 15 knots of wind. Adjustable torque Lithium Ion Battery 110 -230v AC or 12v DC charging Security strap  Mobile phone App How much can I expect from a fully charged battery ? Example of use on a 40 feet sailboat with a 15 knots wind: Hoist 3 times the main sail Tack 40 times Charging time: 1h30in 12V and 220V Increased Speed It is difficult for a crew member to constantly winch at 60 rpm, even with moderate rope tension (and so the force exerted on the handle remains under 8/10 kg). As soon as the tension increases, it becomes very difficult to maintain the same pace. The EWINCHER electric mode has a speed range from 0 to 100 rpm, no matter the rope tension. Not only is EWINCHER faster than a crew member, but above all, it does not slow down when rope tension increases..  Ewincher hoists the mainsail in 65 seconds on a 45-footer (Oceanis 45). Better Endurance Let's consider a crew member in excellent physical condition. They will be able to produce a maximal energy ratio of 200W over 30 seconds by winching constantly; then, they will not produce as much energy. They will slow down and feel fatigue. The major difference with Ewincher is that it continuously produces 230W of useful energy, always at full speed This makes it undeniably more enduring. More Power  Grinding means physically exerting rotation force on the handle. This effort is very demanding for the human body. Our arms are much more efficient when used for less complex efforts. For example, it is much easier to resist against a force while remaining static, than to exert the equivalent rotation force. That is why, a very strong crew member finds it difficult to winch with full rotation when the effort to exert on the handle is over 25 kg. On the other hand, Ewincher's maximal torque is over 90 Nm, which is equivalent to a force of more than 36 kg on the handle. Ewincher can easily trim a 160m2 spinnaker in 15 knots of wind. Whats in the pack Everything you need in the pack Ewincher electric winch handle  Ewincher Battery lithium Battery Battery charger 110 -230v Converter 12v Winch handle pocket Protective carry case Safety hand strap Dimensions -Lightweight and compact Buy a Spare Battery  Click here Videos Hide Videos Show Videos Discover Ewincher 2, the electric winch handle https://www.ewincher.com/en/ - Ewincher website, Electric Winc... Related Products Ewincher 2 Spare Battery Talamex Electric Trailer Winch Model WT-760 12 Volt Barton Winch Handle 8" Barton Winch Handle Holder Lewmar Winch Handle Pocket Nautic House Marsh Rd Skibbereen Co. 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Equipment & Dinghy Anchoring & Mooring Photo Categories Member Galleries Life Onboard Sailing in the Wind Power Boats Cruising Destinations Maint. & Boat Building Marine Life Scuba Diving & Divers General Photos Recent Photos Listing Categories African Cats view more » Crew Wanted Crew Available Enhance Your Account Meet the Mods Meet the Advisors Signup for The Daily Cruiser Email   > > Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. 13-08-2018, 14:29   Boat: 50ft Kelsall Tonga Catamaran handles? I would like to one as winch's for our 50ft cat is just not going to happen, the wife and I are about to finalize our to off on what they call living the dream and thought one of these may just be usefull, I was able to locate two brands, Ewincher and the Winchrite, the Ewincher looks and sounds like the preferred option but it's quite pricey or is there any other brands avaliable, not really interested in using an drill, so does anybody have any recommendations, seems to be a little lacking in products avaliable. Regards Rod. 13-08-2018, 14:57   Handles” is one that has been discussed on CF, and some senior sailors (very experienced) with many ocean miles have recommended them. Here is an older thread that discusses some of the options with particular mention of some preferred brands and bits. I hope this helps. Good luck on your decision. P.S. I recently sailed 640nm on a 52’ cat that had electric winches and they made it much easier to raise the main. I have sailed on other with electric winches and they really will spoil you (or your wife or crew), if you get them or the alternative (drill). 13-08-2018, 15:38   Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs 13-08-2018, 16:30   Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop strip plank in W Red Cedar 13-08-2018, 16:32   Boat: Tanton 43 Cat Ketch so two masts and two very heavy full batten . I nearly always hand. I've been using the Winchrite for more than 4 years to raise the . I can crank jp the sails by hand and i can retrieve an manually but I'll give up my before I'd give up the Winchrite. The easily raises both sails 6 times between charges. Probably not sanctioned, but it's taken people to the masthead a time or two as well. I recommend Winchrite with absolute conviction. 13-08-2018, 17:00   Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs 13-08-2018, 18:44   Boat: 50ft Kelsall Tonga Catamaran tailing which I think would be easier for the better half to handle, sure it's alot cheaper I don't know, but would be interested on honest thoughts on the middle of the range Winchrite as the Ewincher here in is $4000.00. Regards Rod. 13-08-2018, 19:28   Boat: Island Packet 38 13-08-2018, 20:23   Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop strip plank in W Red Cedar 14-08-2018, 09:21   Boat: Outremer 42 (£40) hand drill to drive it. Works brilliantly, can be used on any other winch as the end fitting is the same, and I have a drill! Why complicate? 14-08-2018, 09:33   Boat: Irwin 46 CC 14-08-2018, 09:38   Boat: Jeanneau, 39i, 40ft . We also use it for the times when I need to be hoisted atop for something. It is a really torque-y device, as such a two-hands are needed to control effectively. 14-08-2018, 15:17   Boat: 50ft Kelsall Tonga Catamaran recieved 14/08/18 from the French manufacturer, the distributor here will be coming to Adelaide early September to give me a demo on our own cat and sounds keen to move one, pretty exy on the though, sounds like people have had more good than bad experiences with the Winchrite at a much lower cost for the same job so after the demo we'll make a decision on which way to go, thanks again. Regards Rod. 14-08-2018, 15:37   Boat: Hunter 44DS 14-08-2018, 18:16   Boat: Taswell 43 under load, bringing the dink up onto the foredeck, and-oh-occasionally using it as a drill! And always with just a hand..for either me or the admiral. Without a doubt, one of the best pieces of kit we've ever bought. 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Forums New posts Unanswered threads Register Top Posts Email What's new New posts New Posts (legacy) Latest activity New media Media New media New comments Boat Info Downloads Weekly Quiz Topic FAQ 10000boatnames.com Classifieds Sell Your Boat Used Gear for Sale Parts General Marine Parts Hunter Beneteau Catalina MacGregor Oday Help Terms of Use Monday Mail Subscribe Monday Mail Unsubscribe Electric winch handles Thread starter IanJ Start date Feb 23, 2012 Forums for All Owners Ask All Sailors stephen Penny I have been using the $600 WinchRite for furling the main sail in and out of the mast for almost a year. Works great and avoids stress on by elbows. It has a plastic or rubber coated housing so will not rust or scratch your boat. It also offers very good ergonomics. It has a built in battery that can charged by either AC or DC chargers provided with the unit.   Like Stephen, I have been using the WinchRite since it was first introduced at the Miami boat Show. To put it simply it allows me to go sailing. I have an aneurism next to my heart and the docs don't want me to strain. I'm getting old so I respect their advice. But I would hate to give up sailing so I now use the WinchRite to furl and unfurl my main and to furl the jib. It is a joy--an absolute joy to furl my sails. It is lightweight compared to the drill and is much easier for me to stow the WinchRite then the drill. I have a small boat so stowage is a problem. The WinchRite fits nicely on my chart table when at the dock and the trickle charger fits right into the 12 volt receptacle. I'm serious when I say I couldn't sail without it. It does everything the company says it does.   I would like to add: Please do not operate it on "high" speed against a fixed resistance or it could fail. Otherwise it is an exceptional sailing tool and I would not be without it.   I wondered about the merit of these, but I will wonder no more. The fact that they allow people to keep sailing certainly justifies their existence to me now.   I bought a rebuilt Milwaukee 28V right angle drill directly from the factory. Bought an Allen wrench to match the winch and had it cut down and machined to fit the drill bit. It recharges very fast and cranked in the 130% genoa on my ex-Beneteau 51. Sold the boat but kept the drill to use on my J-36. All told, I spent $450.   I have a Milwaukee 0721-21 1/2 Inch 28 Volt Cordless Right Angle Drill including lithium battery, charger and spare chuck for sale for a great price. We used it as an electric winch handle on our sailboat Sea Trek and it worked great. We don't use it on the trawler now. PM me if interested. Chuck   Can't help but wonder how many of these $500 toys have gone overboard! I have a Dewalt right angle cordless. About all I would use it for is to raise the main and it's winch is on the cabin top for single handing. Can't help but wonder how many of these $500 toys have gone overboard!   Phantomsailor I too went the Milwaukee 28V right angle drill with the winchbit from eBay. The drill combo is heavy and awkward. The drill battery would overheat and cut out when raising the mainsail. Switched to the Winchrite and never looked back. The Winchrite is smaller, lighter, ergonomic, and more powerful. They're easy to rig up a tether to keep it aboard as the handle is a closed loop.   Dave Groshong We have them here: http://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?52007 Winchrite has been very supportive of their product and quickly replaced all of the very few units that experienced a problem.   Jim Seamans Two different stories... H356 with in mast furling First, I purchased the Winchrite before heading to the Bahamas last year. Seemed to be a fine addition to the boat. SLOW bringing in the main sail and jib. Bogged down trying to reef either sail and SLOW. Found that I could adjust sails much faster by hand, even though it was tough on the joints. Tried to use it to go up the mast. Would not raise me 5ft... So it went back.... Purchased the Milwaukee 28v drill.. It has taken me up the mast twice, raised the main and jib all on one battery charge on the same day. You need to be careful with this drill, it has a lot of power and can rip things if not paying attention...   Attachments and all this time I though that was why I had boys? All you have to do is put down a dare once, kill yourself doing it the first time in front of them (don't let them see you sweat) and you are set till they go to college.   Phantomsailor said: I too went the Milwaukee 28V right angle drill with the winchbit from eBay. The drill combo is heavy and awkward. The drill battery would overheat and cut out when raising the mainsail. Switched to the Winchrite and never looked back. The Winchrite is smaller, lighter, ergonomic, and more powerful. They're easy to rig up a tether to keep it aboard as the handle is a closed loop. Click to expand Chuckbear said: We never had any of those problems with ours and the wife hauled me to the top of the mast on several occasions with it and she could not do that with a manual winch handle. No weight remarks. Chuck Click to expand SEMPERAVANTI41 Anybody know what size allen wrench I would use to make a winch bit for a Milwaukee Drill Right angle drill? I know it would have to be machined to fit the drill.   adirondacktom winchrite still questionable Have used it three times only to hoist the mainsail (only 140 sq ft). First complaint is the drive socket comes off the square drive too easily and I can anticipate it going overboard when removing the Winchrite from the winch. My solution thus far is to add a little hot glue to the socket. Hope it works because a replacement socket cost $25 plus shipping. I've also noticed that the unit wobbles a little when turning the winch. It could be the winch's fault but I doubt it - new Lewmar self tailer. Also, not sure how long the lithium battery is supposed to last and there is no indication that it is meant to be replaced by the user. Finally, Winchrite should lower the price by making the carrying bag an option. Kind of wishing I went with the Milwaukee system - at least I'd be left with a drill.   SEMPERAVANTI41 said: Anybody know what size allen wrench I would use to make a winch bit for a Milwaukee Drill Right angle drill? I know it would have to be machined to fit the drill. Click to expand Florida sail I have the Milwaukee M28 which is the newer model of the V28. My main is 524 square feet and the Milwaukee has performed perfectly. My decision to get the Milwaukee was based on the fact that additional batteries are available and that many other Nonsuch owners have had good results. The fact that it is more powerul also added to my decision. I can get 4-5 mainsail raises out of one charge. In addition, if I need a right angle drill I have one available.   Milwaukee 28V with the wincher socket, raised several 220ish lb gents to the anchor light to change the bulb. Brace yourself unless you want a ride. Battery indicates the charge left and my wife will use it to pull the 135 Genoa. Never used the WinchRite. All U Get   Chuckbear said: I have a Milwaukee 0721-21 1/2 Inch 28 Volt Cordless Right Angle Drill including lithium battery, charger and spare chuck for sale for a great price. We used it as an electric winch handle on our sailboat Sea Trek and it worked great. We don't use it on the trawler now. PM me if interested. Chuck Click to expand This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. 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