Originally Posted by TrevMcRev

I agree with ekka, if you keep a keen eye out you can pick up a good 2nd hand yacht winch from $200-500 for a standard winch or $400-$800 fro a self tailing winch. The harken winch alone on a GRCS retails for about $1800! Thats what makes them so expensive. Score a cheap winch, fabricate the rest which will be only the same amount of work as what your looking at doing anyway, then youve got yourself an awesome tool real cheap. Ive got the bits, just need the time to get it put together now.