First, I would completely discount trying to match the existing hole pattern. It's not difficult to fill and re-drill.
To shed some light on your current winch situation, you need to know how the 28's compare to today's winches. Barlow and Barient designated their winches in terms of 100 lbs. So a Barient 28 will carry a load rating of 2800 lbs. Today's winches are designated in terms of power ratio in the lowest gear based on a 10 inch handle. See here: http://l-36.com/compare.php Here's another source of info: http://www.boatus.com/boattech/articles/which-winch.asp Barient 28's have a power ratio of about 43. To get the same power ratio you'll have to go to at least 44's in a newer Lewmar or Harken winch. Keep looking on eBay and Craigslist (use claz.org or yakaz.com). There's a pair of Barient 27ST alloy winches on eBay right now for $1400. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barient-27-Self-Tailing-Winches-Massmarineparts-com-/191876295699?hash=item2cacb7ec13:g:pl0AAOSwIUNXF2oY&vxp=mtr Be patient. I replaced all the alloy winches on Touche' (2 x 22's, 2 x 28's, 2 x 26's) with stainless and chrome bronze winches for $1100. I wouldn't put alloy winches on for a couple reasons. First, the teeth in the drum are subject to breakage. Chrome bronze or stainless winches are much better. Second, chrome bronze or stainless winches look much nicer and won't detract from boat value. Like it or not, my 2 cents. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA (but currently docked in Pensacola) On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Greg Swetka via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I love the looks of my beautiful Stainless Barient 28's on my C&C 35MkII, > but am facing the reality that as I age, self tailing winches are becoming > more of a necessity rather than a luxury... What have other owners found as > the best replacement? I want to stay with stainless and fitting the > existing hole pattern would be a plus... Equal or slightly increased power > ratio would also be important. Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > Greg > S.V. Piper > C&C 35 MkII > Lk. Saint Clair > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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