Test: powering a winch with a drilling machine

DIY is not made for sailboat

We tried to power a winch with a drilling machine. Watch the result in video!

Conditions:

38-foot cruiser

10.6 knots of wind

We tested the capacity of a drilling machine to sheet in our genoa.

Drilling machine are sometimes used with a connector on sailing boats to turn a manual winch into an electric winch. we tested this solution.

More information

Test: powering a winch with a drilling machine

Details

France

Ewincher

Associated Trend items

Let's see what our customers think about their Ewincher !

Since its release 4 years ago, Ewincher has been a new team mate on sailboats all over the world.

Our customers are the one who better describe the benefits of sailing with Ewincher. “I received Ewincher last week and my son and I were keen to try it out immediately. We sailed our boat from Wellington to the South Island across Cook Strait and hoisted the main sail using Ewincher. It went effortlessly. We are very happy. We also used it on the jib sheet winches. Wo...

More information

Easy Tacking with Ewincher

How can you simplify all your sailing operations ?

Ewincher makes all your maneuvers much easier. Here is an exemple with a tacking maneuver. Ewincher is the electric handle that will allow anyone, whatever the physical conditions, to appreciate sailing.

More information

Products associated

electric winch handle

Ewincher 2

Compare

Remove all

Compare up to 10 products