J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Which Winch

I replaced my primaries with Andersen 40 winches which are light weight. I am very happy with them and found the price cheaper than Lewmar or Harken. A lot of singlehandled offshore racing boats use Andersen winches. The drums have ribs on them instead of nonskid which is much easier on the lines.