Never seen a DH winch so trying to visualise but could just drill a hole (as long as centred) and stick a bit of threaded rod in with two nuts/washers?

Else, an old extension cut down, a plate welded on top and old europin screwed in centre? Then u can use it for both

winch broke plastic inside extension(euro pin) because rope is not in line with center line off extension.too much side force

dont use winch in euro pin extension

winch broke plastic inside extension(euro pin) because rope is not in line with center line off extension.too much side force,plus rope which goes in clit,during tension demages itslef

with hands you can move rope out of clit

Shifu said..

TurnBackTime said..
winch broke plastic inside extension(euro pin) because rope is not in line with center line off extension.too much side force,plus rope which goes in clit,during tension demages itslef

with hands you can move rope out of clit

OMG

Still laughing Shifu, funny bugga, classic 3 letter response to a misspelt word in a post.

I needed a temporary Cup style addition for my Euro pin Chinook winch. I lathed it out of hardwood (routed the slots) and gently twisted into the other end of my winch, worked perfectly. The right bit of stainless rod set into some resin (or wood) might do the job. For $50 the labour time alone makes me think you might be better off just buying a new one???

I recon mine could do with less downhaul

If anyone has too much clit tension, I am happy to relieve it

Well that's just typical of dodgy Euro p ins - breaking wenches using too much rope side force and plastic extensions inside!

gorgesailor said..

Paducah said..
chinooksailing.com/collections/tools-pulleys/products/rig-winch-w-europin

THis one work for both... have used it many times in Europin. Never see one break - ever.

Used one of these for years, it did eventually cause the base of extension to crack around the pin hole. Caused due to sideways force. I Always try to hold winch as square as possible and keep the hole in the winch close to winch body to keep rope pulling straight down - not off to side.

i haven't done this myself, but if you added a threaded rod into end of a eurocup winch as suggested above, I'd make it much longer (maybe 12") so it goes right up the extension and maybe it would limit to sideways movement of the winch and reduce wear around the euro pin plastic base. Just a thought.

You guys are full of such useful information!! But seriously, sounds like I'd be better off ditching the winch for euro pin. I don't want to damage my shiny new severne extensions. I'll figure something else out

Corkers said..
Or know of a conversation piece available?

We certainly got one of those out of this thread ??

These are an excellent winch for European bases. They put less side strain on the base than the Chinook Europin one. Although I have used, and had good experiences with both types, I find the Unifiber one easier and nicer to use.

Truth be told, I usually just use the black centre part of the Unifiber one as a downhaul handle with the cleat. Using Formula rope, it is so easy to downhaul my current sails I just don't need the extra power of the winch. Take the stainless handle out and thread the rope through the centre hole and then into the cleat. Then just pull.

sailquik said..
These are an excellent winch for European bases. They put less side strain on the base than the Chinook Europin one. Although I have used, and had good experiences with both types, I find the Unifiber one easier and nicer to use.

How is that? The alignment looks identical? .... Nice feature to double as regular pull handle though...