Our boat has three winches (actually four, but I forgot to take the one off of the mast for servicing) and they were in rough shape. I have a bad habit of not taking pictures of things when they are in such poor condition because it is a bit embarrassing, but it would be more helpful for before and after shots. Let's just say that they were so bad that I had to launch an excavation through grease, dirt, and who knows what else (spider parts?) to find the pawls and springs. However, after a nice soak in some turpentine, they were looking like new (as can be seen in the first picture above).
There are only three winches (discounting the forgotten one sitting lonely on the mast) because #1107 has a very interesting rigging configuration for the genoa. The two cabintop winches are the usual Gibb Englands that can be found on early Tanzers. The third winch sits atop a post that is connected to the mainsheet traveler system (providing convenient cup holders along the way). The genoa sheets are run through a cheek block on the coaming (each on its respective side) which provides a far lead to a singe, central winch. This main winch is a Harken 16 two-speed (1:1/1:5). I quite like this design and think that it is a ingenious way to simplify headsail handling.
What is particularly nice is that the post upon which the winch sits is bolted to another post below the cockpit floor, so this ensures a very sturdy mounting assembly for the winch and the traveler system (which is, of course, also bolted through the cockpit seats).
There are only three winches (discounting the forgotten one sitting lonely on the mast) because #1107 has a very interesting rigging configuration for the genoa. The two cabintop winches are the usual Gibb Englands that can be found on early Tanzers. The third winch sits atop a post that is connected to the mainsheet traveler system (providing convenient cup holders along the way). The genoa sheets are run through a cheek block on the coaming (each on its respective side) which provides a far lead to a singe, central winch. This main winch is a Harken 16 two-speed (1:1/1:5). I quite like this design and think that it is a ingenious way to simplify headsail handling.
What is particularly nice is that the post upon which the winch sits is bolted to another post below the cockpit floor, so this ensures a very sturdy mounting assembly for the winch and the traveler system (which is, of course, also bolted through the cockpit seats).