I am considering replacing the cabin top winches used for halyards/reefing lines with self-tailing ones. Does anyone who has done this have any recommendations for size/make of winch (preferably one that exactly fits the same bolt-holes to avoid drilling new ones!)? The port side one looks easy enough to get at, but the starboard one trickier.

Morning

I changed one of my cabin top winches on my superseal last winter, for an Antal XT16 self tailing, purchased from TCS Chandlery in Poole, cost March '24 was £389.00.

Not sure about the holes but fitting on the 26 is easy with good access both sides.

This was the cheapest ST winch I could find and works fine.

Philip