subject: Lewmar Evo Boat Winches Feature Easy Conversion To Electric Winch [print this page] Building on nearly 20 years of success with its very popular Ocean electric winch line, Lewmar Ltd. has introduced EVO, a new line of sailboat winches. The British-based marine equipment company, which builds hatches, windlasses, rigging parts and portlights in addition to winches for sailboats, has designed the larger EVO electric winch models to easily convert to electric boat winches in an effort to serve the growing number of sailboat owners who want powered electric winch help in raising sails and trimming sheets.
Sailboat Winches Make Sailing Easier, Safer
Drum-shaped boat winches provide mechanical advantage for sailors as they pull on the lines that raise and control a boat's sails. Sturdy sailboat winches can allow a small person to handle a very large sail single-handed, and recent improvements in electric winch design -- especially the move to electric winches -- has driven the move toward larger sailboats designed for couples to handle by themselves.
A standard, non-self-tailing electric winch requires a second person to "tail," or feed the tail of the line away from the electric winch as it comes off the drum. A self-tailing electric winch tails the line automatically, eliminating the need for a second crew member.
Self-tailing winches largely have replaced non-self-tailing winches as standard equipment on sailboats, and represent a favorite -- although expensive -- upgrade for older boat owners whose winches are the older, non-self-tailing type.
EVO Sailboat Winch Evolved from Lewmar Ocean electric winch Platform
Lewmar's popular Ocean sailboat winches, launched in the early 1990s, come as standard equipment on a wide range of new boats, and Lewmar is positioning its new EVO winches as an evolution from Ocean boat winches. The new range includes seven self-tailing winches in sizes 15, 30, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 65. Size 15 is single-speed, while the rest are two-speed.
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