mdgann wrote:
You can always do the Seaway conversion and go with a 5:1 system. I did it years ago and it has worked flawlessly. I have never used a 6:1 Harken system, but at the time my hobby budget was not so that it was possible. It cost me about $10 dollars of stainless hardware. There are some instructions somewhere online. It has been too many years for me to remember where.
Oh wow, didn't even know there was a conversion, thanks for the info! I see some forum discussions about it now, as well as the instructions. I may give this a shot and see how it turns out. Might try to add another pulley for a 6:1, the 5:1 is okay, but my hand gets pretty tired after an hour or so.
Aside from the Harkens, Nautos, and Seaway conversion, is there anything else out there worth looking into?