Now that is a tongue twister! However, we have attempted to classify the main different types of winches into a quick, and much simpler, 6 minute read.
![Andersen Winch 46ST [RA2046010000] With Rope B](https://info.upffront.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Andersen%20Winch%2046ST%20%5BRA2046010000%5D%20With%20Rope%20B.jpg?width=600&name=Andersen%20Winch%2046ST%20%5BRA2046010000%5D%20With%20Rope%20B.jpg)
Type in ‘how to service a winch’ on
We are constantly reporting on the latest innovations in the marine industry which offer weight savings whilst, at the same time, increasing safety factors. The result: lighter, faster, safer and more exciting sailing.
Recent posts
Popular Posts
Posts by tag
- top-down furling (26)
- running rigging (24)
- Furler (22)
- bottom-up furling (22)
- winches (22)
- rope & Lines (20)
- Karver (19)
- blocks (18)
- furling (18)
- furling drum (18)
- furling accessories (17)
- ronstan (17)
- electronics (14)
- soft attachments (14)
- Dyneema (13)
- Harken (13)
- cruising (13)
- furling cable (13)
- furling lines (13)
- rope (13)
- marine electronics (12)
- top-down (12)
- furling swivel (11)
- rigging supplies (11)
- soft shackles (11)
- andersen (10)
- halyards (10)
- Morf Block (9)
- code zero (9)
- locks (9)
- rigging projects (9)
- gottifredi maffioli (8)
- sailing hardware (8)
- Bowsprit (7)
- Electric winch (7)
- asymmetric sail (7)
- facnor (7)
- furling cable specs (7)
- offshore (7)
- shackles (7)
- winch handles (7)
- Bamar (6)
- Kohlhoff Rigging (6)
- Protect Tapes (6)
- Spinlock (6)
- antal (6)
- code 0 (6)
- lash thimbles (6)
- loop products (6)
- mooring (6)
- nke (6)
- racing (6)
- rigging loads (6)
- sheets (6)
- torsional cable (6)
- upffront (6)
- Lewmar (5)
- clutch (5)
- clutches (5)
- hardware (5)
- padeyes (5)
- rigging (5)
- system (5)
- top-down adapter (5)
- velocitek (5)
- Anchors (4)
- Cyclops Marine (4)
- Morfrac Systems (4)
- Toolkit (4)
- backstay (4)
- braid (4)
- dyneema rope (4)
- internal locks (4)
- jammer (4)
- safety (4)
- soft (4)
- ubi maior italia (4)
- winch service (4)
- Allen Brothers (3)
- Carbon (3)
- Core blocks (3)
- Dame awards (3)
- Dinghy (3)
- Fenders (3)
- Forestay (3)
- Load sensor (3)
- METS (3)
- One Design (3)
- Profurl (3)
- Race (3)
- armare ropes (3)
- cleat (3)
- code0 (3)
- composite (3)
- composite cable (3)
- control lines (3)
- deck (3)
- dogbones (3)
- fse robline (3)
- genoa (3)
- ino-rope (3)
- loop connector (3)
- low friction ring (3)
- reef hook (3)
- sail (3)
- sailing tapes (3)
- standing rigging (3)
- structural (3)
- 2:1 Purchase system (2)
- Autopilot (2)
- Bow (2)
- DrSails (2)
- Mantagua (2)
- PBO (2)
- Premium Ropes (2)
- Sailing GPS (2)
- Selden (2)
- Sponsorship (2)
- Tylaska (2)
- Vang (2)
- andy rice (2)
- cable anti-torsion (2)
- cam cleat (2)
- composite rigging (2)
- constrictor (2)
- cutter rig (2)
- dyneema cover (2)
- environment (2)
- external locks (2)
- fendress (2)
- fids (2)
- foredeck (2)
- gennaker (2)
- halyard shackle (2)
- headfoil (2)
- headsail (2)
- how to (2)
- jib (2)
- life jackets (2)
- lifelines (2)
- mainsail (2)
- morph block (2)
- navigation lights (2)
- novasail (2)
- polyester (2)
- pontos (2)
- reefing (2)
- sailmon (2)
- sheaves (2)
- shrouds (2)
- solent rig (2)
- speedometer (2)
- steering (2)
- swivelling locks (2)
- textile (2)
- tiller extension (2)
- traditional (2)
- tuffluff (2)
- winch grease (2)
- yachting adhesive (2)
- 3:1 sheave (1)
- 3d printing (1)
- Aerofoil (1)
- B&G (1)
- C-tech (1)
- CFD (1)
- Calypso Instruments (1)
- Carbofoil (1)
- Deck Hardware (1)
- FEA (1)
- Fendertex (1)
- Flight Blocks (1)
- Hull (1)
- Inner forestay (1)
- J70 (1)
- KBO (1)
- KZ Racefurlers (1)
- Pauger (1)
- Regatta (1)
- Sailserver (1)
- Snatch Block (1)
- Staysail (1)
- Stirotex (1)
- Tef-Gel (1)
- Tips & Tricks (1)
- Trogear (1)
- Wi-Fi (1)
- abrasion (1)
- ball bearings (1)
- bearings (1)
- biodegradable (1)
- bobbin (1)
- bobstay (1)
- boom (1)
- ceramic (1)
- chafe (1)
- compostable (1)
- continuous line (1)
- cousin (1)
- delrin (1)
- diagonals (1)
- drum lock (1)
- emergency adhesive (1)
- environmentally friendly (1)
- epoxy (1)
- ewincher (1)
- ferrule (1)
- forthcape (1)
- gps (1)
- grab bags (1)
- gyropilot (1)
- lock (1)
- loop woggle (1)
- man overboard (1)
- mast (1)
- measurements (1)
- needle bearings (1)
- nick black (1)
- pawl oil (1)
- performance (1)
- plastic (1)
- pollution (1)
- product identification code (1)
- prostart (1)
- pulleys (1)
- recruitment (1)
- remote control (1)
- robline (1)
- roller bearings (1)
- rope thimble (1)
- ropeye (1)
- s-splice (1)
- sail measurement (1)
- snap shackle (1)
- snuffers (1)
- soft solutions (1)
- spare parts (1)
- speedpuck (1)
- splice (1)
- sportsboat (1)
- structural forestay (1)
- symmetric sail (1)
- temperature sensors (1)
- terminology (1)
- torlon (1)
- trestec (1)
- triggersnap (1)
- ultrawire (1)
- unit (1)
- verticals (1)
- weedwand (1)
- who we are (1)
- wichard (1)
- wifi (1)
- woggle (1)
