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Dave, skipper of Zephyr IV, compares three powered winch handle options after losing arm strength made hand-winching the boat's large genoa exhausting.0:16 Upgrading to larger sheet winches costs around £2,000 per side; electric winches run £3,000–£5,000 per side — so a powered handle covering all four winches became the practical target.0:45 A standard DIY drill produces only 15 Nm of torque against the 90–110 Nm needed for a big genoa, runs at too-high RPM for fine load control, is not waterproof, and cannot lock onto a winch.1:32 The Winchrite, a self-contained battery-powered handle at £750, produces over 110 Nm at up to 130 RPM, is waterproof, and recharges from 12V or AC — but does not lock onto the winch.4:21 Dave bought the e-wincher, roughly double the Winchrite's price, because it locks onto the winch like a standard handle, accepts a swappable battery, and functions manually if power fails.5:09 In use it performed well through a full season.10:40 His sole criticism is the charging system: the supplied setup routes 12V through a 150W cigar-lighter inverter to a continental-plug AC charger — awkward, unreliable, and incompatible with a standard UK 13-amp socket.12:28 He recommends the charger be integrated into the battery HOD.13:58

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