I'm looking to change my Barlow 20 non self tailing winch for a self tailing type to help with raising the main.
If anyone has a decent second hand winch with a ST they don't need and is reasonably priced please let me know.

And where would I buy a couple of new rope bags, I looked on whitworths and they are around $70 ish but are a more solid type? I just want to replace my standard mesh ones with something cheaper than that.

Cheers

It's not that I need help really it's just that my wife usually raises it and I tail for her while she winches it tight. It would just be easier if she could use a self tailer and then we've not got the halyard strung out across the cockpit to me as I'm steering.
But now I'm thinking that the halyard would be much higher when in the tailer as now it's low on the winch and cleated off...

Cockpit said..
It's not that I need help really it's just that my wife usually raises it and I tail for her while she winches it tight. It would just be easier if she could use a self tailer and then we've not got the halyard strung out across the cockpit to me as I'm steering.
But now I'm thinking that the halyard would be much higher when in the tailer as now it's low on the winch and cleated off...

With an electric snubbing winch your wife could just switch it on, take 3 or 4 turns and tail the halyard with both hands, hand over hand till full height. Then ease the pressure and let the halyard slide over the drum while jamming the rope in the clutch. Turn off the electric winch, tighten the turns on the drum and tail off to a cleat behind the winch. Tension up the Cunninham eye with the other winch.
There should be no need for you to even put down your cup of coffee!

Ramona said..

Cockpit said..
It's not that I need help really it's just that my wife usually raises it and I tail for her while she winches it tight. It would just be easier if she could use a self tailer and then we've not got the halyard strung out across the cockpit to me as I'm steering.
But now I'm thinking that the halyard would be much higher when in the tailer as now it's low on the winch and cleated off...

With an electric snubbing winch your wife could just switch it on, take 3 or 4 turns and tail the halyard with both hands, hand over hand till full height. Then ease the pressure and let the halyard slide over the drum while jamming the rope in the clutch. Turn off the electric winch, tighten the turns on the drum and tail off to a cleat behind the winch. Tension up the Cunninham eye with the other winch.
There should be no need for you to even put down your cup of coffee!

Thanks for that Ramona, it sounds great but it's a bit more work and expense than I want to spend on the old girl.
I think a manual ST would do what I want without too much expense if I can get a second hand one as new ones seem to start at around $600.
Your idea is appreciated though, cheers