Tanzer 16 snubbing winch installed on pedestal

Tanzer 16 snubbing winch installed on pedestal  -- March 8, 2014 -- This morning the winch was mounted to the pedestal and the pedestal installed in the boat.  Drilling the stainless was really tough.  I did the first two with a hand held drill--slow speed lots of pressure--lots of oil--took about 5 minutes per hole. Then shifted to the drill press--about a minute per hole with the same bit.  If you do this with a hand-held drill, get a very sharp bit, go slow, and use lots of oil.

The holes were all drilled a little oversize, which turned out to be a good idea.  One of them was off a fat 1/32 and wouldn't have fit with 1/4 inch holes.  Secured everything with 1/4 stainless locking nuts.  Looks like it will work!  We'll see come May.  (Total price for this little enhancement about $160.00 -- a bargain for your hobby.)

The open base leaves plenty of room for the centerboard downhaul and the snubbing 

shock cord that will be added to keep the centerboard down.  The race area here is very

shallow and you don't want to lock the board down too tight in case you hit a 

mudbar that has shifted in the last few weeks.