The task of winches and windlasses on board is to reduce loads, e.g. on the halyard, jib sheet or anchor line. In contrast to cable winches, the rope is not wound onto a winch but simply wrapped around a drum with a few turns. The winch can be cranked with a winch handle or a plug handle. In the marine industry single-speed and two-speed winches with a self-tailing device, mostly used as self-tailing sheet winches, are very common. A snubbing winch or ratchet is a simple type of winch, having a locking mechanism that blocks the drum in one direction. For sailboats, dinghies and classic yachts, we have a wide range of stylish, solid winches from well-known, traditional manufacturers. Wilmex heavy-duty halyard winches made of bronze and stainless steel are equipped with a band brake system. They are designed for halyards and stretchers made of wire or suitable, high-strength materials such as Dyneema. These winches have also proven as very good leeboard winches on flat-bottomed boats. For this use, these winches are available turning clockwise or counterclockwise (to be mounted on both sides of the ship). For larger dutch barge types like tjalk, klipper or aak we recommend our original, traditional manual windlasses for wire that come with a flywheel.
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Sheet winches & halyard winches
