Andersens self-tailing winches are made with uncompromising quality, precision and reliability allowing you to manage your sails with the utmost confidence and efficiency. The Full Stainless self-tailing winch is beauty at work, enhancing the unique image of your boat and the sheer pleasure of beholding it. This winch is a prerequisite for the yachtsman who places honor in making his yacht look its best.
Features:
- Smooth Power Rib drum has vertical ribs on the surface providing maximum grip with minimum wear on lines
- The self-tailing system adjusts automatically to suit various line sizes
- Curved self-tailing arm gives a fair lead, friction is minimized due to the holding power of the drum
- Aluminum-bronze upper base plate is approximately 2-1/2 times stronger than traditional bronze
- Clever design and material selection result in strength and weight similar to or lighter than aluminum winches
- Drum design allows fewer turns on the winch making tacking and sail handling easier
- Captive pawls and springs make servicing and greasing easy
- Extremely strong machined AISI 316 cold-pressed stainless steel pawls
- AISI 329 stainless steel drive shaft
- Upper and lower bearings are designed to be as far apart as possible, resulting in increased support for the drum while increasing efficiency
- Large-diameter bearing to absorb drum loads and increase efficiency
- Convertible to electric using Andersen's modular system
- Servicing is only required every 2 years with normal use
- 3-Year Warranty
Specifications:
- Model: 28 ST FS
- Speeds: Two
- Drum Diameter (D): 2-3/4" (70mm)
- Base Diameter (B): 4-15/16" (125mm)
- Height (H): 5-15/16" (151mm)
- Line Entry (L): 2-9/16" (65mm)
- Line Size: 5/16"-9/16" (8-14mm)
- Weight: 9.04lbs (4.1kg)
- Gear Ratio 1st speed: 1.3:1
- Gear Ratio 2nd Speed: 3.7:1
- Power Ratio 1st Speed: 9.5:1
- Power Ratio 2nd Speed: 26.5:1