Winch Equivalency Chart

Part of the Wishful Thinking web site

Here's some useful information if you're trying to size self-tailing winches.

Winch Comparison Chart

Andersen	Barient	Barlow	Harken	Lewmar	Meissner
**	10	16	8	8	10-7
**	17ST	19ST	16ST	16ST	18ST-15
28ST	21-33ST	23ST	32.2ST	30ST	21ST-32
40ST	22-39ST	24ST	40.2/42.2ST	40ST	23ST-41
**	24-45ST	25ST	44.2/46.2ST	44ST	25ST-43
46ST	27-48ST	27ST	48.2ST	48ST	28ST-47
**	**	**	**	50ST	**
52ST	28ST	28ST	52.2ST	54ST	30ST-53
**	32ST	32ST	56.2ST	58ST	**
58ST	**	**	B56.2ST/64.2ST	64ST	32ST-60
**	**	**	B64.2STH	**	34ST-67
68ST	37ST	**	B74.2ST	**	36ST-81

Chart based on published power ratios
**No direct comparison
Data courtesy of Lewmar and Meissner

Other comparison charts

• Meissner

Manufacturer web sites

• Andersen
• Australian Yacht Winch Co. (for Barient and Barlow spares kits)
• Harken
• Lewmar
• Meissner

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