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Henry,
I added Lewmar 40s aft of the primary winches - also to handle my gennaker. The installation has been great. I made the mistake of not installing self-tailers, so I also had to install cleats. The winches work well for the roller furling, but remember, if you are constantly having trouble furling your jib, there might be some extra friction in the system. We fly a 155% Genoa, & when the wind is greater than 15 knots the jib is furled while coasting downwind. This takes a lot of strain off the system, since the apparent wind is lessened. The secondary winches are just used as "wraps" to keep constant tension on the furling line while the jib is being pulled in by hand. We have never had to use the winch handle when furling the jib. IMHO, using the winch handle could be dangerous if there were a fouled line and no one was aware of the problem.

Other than that, Steve's post is right on target. I also installed an electric Lewmar ST 40 on the starboard side of the doghouse. This is now how I raise my main, & trim the mainsheet.

Good Luck,
Jerry Gagerman
1994 C-42#431- 2 cabin pullman
Current Sea