bildan wrote:
On Jul 21, 4:12 pm, tommytoyz wrote:
Perhaps the way to go is just buy a good used winch from a European
club. What was the offered price again for that old Tost winch at
Lasham?

My German contacts recommend against buying an old Tost winch since
the parts they are made from are no longer available.
...

This is not true. All parts are available, see
http://tost-startwinden.de/ or contact Tost .

There are a few hundred Tost winches operating here in Germany, and
other countries, and I have heard of no difficulties getting spare
parts, or even drawings if required.

--
Peter Scholz
ASW 24 JEB