CORRECTION to Fitting new Lewmar Ocean 30ST winches on our 50 year old mast #Rigging #BoatRefit #DIY

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:38:18 +0000

This corrects my video fitting two Lewmar Ocean 30st (self-tailing and two speed) halyard winches https://youtu.be/XsMaPTEzeJw

Thanks Ian for the comments on that video about what I was doing wrong! Only 9 days before the crane comes to put the mast up.

1. The helpful discussion is at https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/lewmar-winch-orientation-issue.18205/

2. The actual documents on the lewmar site (for Evo not Ocean winches) are at https://www.lewmar.com/mst_attachment/attachment/click/attachment_id/134/

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