Gmilburn
Member III
Hi all,
I'm looking to replace a couple of my winches on my 1977 E-29--they are all Barlow. Now I know that Barlow is no longer in business, but I know there seems to be alot of "salvaged ones" on EBay. What I'm curious about is the fact that my current ones seem to be chrome on the mast and aluminum in the cockpit (the large ones are #22 (two speed) but all the others are #16 (single speed). A month or so ago, I saw a pair of Bronze ones sold on EBay--unfortunately not to me. So what's the difference in the Aluminum, Chrome and Bronze. Is it purely cosmetic or are there functional differences?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Also has Anyone ever taken the outer winch shell to a "chroming shop" as in a motorcycle shop that will "chrome" any part and had them Re-Chromed?
I'm looking to replace a couple of my winches on my 1977 E-29--they are all Barlow. Now I know that Barlow is no longer in business, but I know there seems to be alot of "salvaged ones" on EBay. What I'm curious about is the fact that my current ones seem to be chrome on the mast and aluminum in the cockpit (the large ones are #22 (two speed) but all the others are #16 (single speed). A month or so ago, I saw a pair of Bronze ones sold on EBay--unfortunately not to me. So what's the difference in the Aluminum, Chrome and Bronze. Is it purely cosmetic or are there functional differences?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Also has Anyone ever taken the outer winch shell to a "chroming shop" as in a motorcycle shop that will "chrome" any part and had them Re-Chromed?