HUTTON Winches > Selection Guide
This Guide is intended for mono hulled, masthead rigged yachts
of medium displacement.
For multi hulled yachts, one model above the listed recommendations should be
selected.
| LOA ft | 20- 25 |
25- 29 |
29- 33 |
33- 35 |
35- 39 |
39- 42 |
42- 46 |
46- 52 |
52- 60 |
60- 71 |
72- 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOA m | 6- 7.6 |
7.6- 9 |
9- 10 |
10- 10.6 |
10.6- 12 |
12- 13 |
13- 14 |
14- 16 |
16- 18 |
18- 22 |
22- 24.5 |
| Genoa Sheet | 8 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 90 |
| Primary | 6 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
| Spinnaker Sheet | 8 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 80 |
| Secondary | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 90 |
| Main Sheet | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 70 | 80 |
| Genoa Halyard | 8 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 70 | 80 |
| Spinnaker Halyard |
6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 70 |
| Main Halyard | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 70 |
| Staysail Halyard | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 70 |
| Spin Pole Foreguy | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 |
| Mainsail Outhaul | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 50 | 60 | 70 |
| Cunningham Reef | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 60 |
| Boom Vang | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 60 |
| Runners | 20 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 70 |
| Furling Line | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 |
| Genoa sq/f (sq/m) |
200 (19) |
300 (28) |
350 (33) |
470 (46) |
600 (56) |
750 (70) |
900 (84) |
1100 (103) |
1300 (120) |
2300 (210) |
2700 (250) |
| Spinnaker sq/f (sq/m) |
300 (28) |
400 (37) |
600 (56) |
800 (74) |
1200 (111) |
1400 (130) |
1600 (149) |
2900 (269) |
3800 (350) |
4600 (430) |
5400 (500) |
| Main sq/f (sq/m) |
120 (11) |
150 (14) |
180 (17) |
210 (20) |
260 (24) |
300 (28) |
410 (39) |
660 (61) |
820 (76) |
1000 (90) |
1200 (100) |
For fractional rigged yachts, refer to the sail area, not the length of the vessel.
The above recommendations should be used as a guide only. The operators physical stature should be taken into consideration.
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4 Narang Place
St Marys N.S.W. 2760 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9623 2448
Fax: +61 2 9623 2265
Email: winches@attglobal.net
All prices quoted on this site, unless otherwise specified, are in US dollars.
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