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
• Servicing is only required every 2 years with normal use
• 3-Year Warranty

Specifications:

• Model: 18 ST FS
• Speed: Single
• Drum Diameter (D): 2-3/4" (70mm)
• Base Diameter (B): 4-3/4" (120mm)
• Height (H): 5-3/8" (136mm)
• Line Entry (L): 1-15/16" (50mm)
• Line Size: 5/16"-9/16" (8-14mm)
• Weight: 7.28lbs (3.3kg)
• Gear Ratio 1st speed: 2.6:1
• Gear Ratio 2nd Speed: NA
• Power Ratio 1st Speed: 18.8:1
• Power Ratio 2nd Speed: NA