Hi all,
Just read an article in the September/October Practical describing a sailor who
had his 1978 Barient winches rechromed by a shop. The drums were re-etched and
rechromed and still his lines would slip. He tried a few things and settled on
adding a 1 inch wide stip of 3M safety-walk non-skid tape to the uppermost part
of the drum, and it works well. In light winds, he can ease the sheet and it
slides across the bare chrome part of the drum. The tape is only needed in
higher winds when he has several more wraps around the winch. Just wanted to
share.
Chuck
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