Small Wincher Pair

They take some getting used to, but work pretty darn good! I don’t normally put that many wraps on my winch, so a change in habits. They have released under heavy load, if I forget to cleat the line in it’s groove. Cheating with the winch handle on the winch, is tricky and a bit clumsy. The install was a bit of a challenging and I’d advise getting a second set of hands to help. I did the first one alone, not easy, but doable. Used my boom vang as an assist (see photo). I’ve seen them on boats for years and decided to give them a try.An inspired idea and clever product and I think worth the price of admission.

Save up and buy self tailing winches if you really need it.

Yes, you will need some hand/arm strength to get these on your winches. It is worth it! My boat had a pair of these but they were old and the constant UV exposure hardened them. The new ones work better than expected!

I installed these Winchers on an O'Day 22 with Barlow 14 winches. My head sail is a 150 Genoa. My first opportunity to try them was in 13-19 knot winds (single handed). I was a little hesitant since I did not know what to expect. My first few tacks and gybes were not pretty! It took me 20 to 30 minutes to figure out the technique for preparing the off loaded winch for the next maneuver but once I did, it was like magic. The winchers held tight on every maneuver....no slippage.Worth every penny.

These work pretty well. You have to put a lot of wraps on the line, but they do a decent job of holding if you keep tension on them.

Works great. The key to getting them on was dish soap applied to the winches and soaking these in boiling hot water. It helps to have two people for the process.

Hard to get on but an economical solution to make an old winch a self tailer!

Dislike installation efforts.Very difficult to stretch material over top of Lewarl 7 winch top. Still trying.