Their size suggests that they are for trimming the head sail. If so, put them where you prefer to trim this sail. Of course this depends on where you trim your mainsail from—cabin top, traveler just forward of the binnacle or cabin top, cockpit sole, etc. and whether you want to keep the main trim where it is now and the kind of sailing you mostly do—cruise, race, some of both, etc. Keep in mind that the winch handles swing in a circle with a radius equal to the length of the winch handle—be sure this swing doesn’t interfere with another winch circle or other gear that you may want to adjust. Also if your headsail is large, trimming it will require upper body strength and this means you need to stand over the winch for maximum power—trimming with your arms alone is possible but not practical—thus headsail winches are usually on the cockpit coating, not on the cabin top. FWIW, Charlie NelsonWater Phantom1995 C&C 36XL/kcb
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Saturday, August 30, 2025, 2:08 PM, Languid Refiner via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hey Guys, I have a Harken Barbarossa 46.2 st 2 speed winch and a 41.2 st 2 speed winch, and I am wondering where the bigger one should be placed on each side of my 37R? My setup has one of each on either side of the boat on the top deck near the companion way. So I am wondering where to put the big one and the smaller one.I have attached a link to a photo to show you the two possible spots for each (painters tape is covering the holes on the deck). Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c3m0jNbgTz6Kij8HlcvHBAybh6JszQnx Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated.
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