[seawolf]

Thanks for the replies and links.
I will check out the machinist solution as the drums come off so easy and it wouldn't be difficult to take them in for an estimate.
My other option is to change them out. I bought the used primary winches from a friend that were of his Catalina 32. There will be more fabrication involved and the difficulty of getting the nuts off studs that are on the winch mount that have been on the boat for 48 years.
They are located on the inside of the fiberglass combing where you can not get a grinder into.
Possibly a long cold chisel and hammer.....don't want to think about it.
Thanks and fair winds.
Bob