This is my over winter project and am also interested if anyone else has tried. It is my intention to drill through below the starboard side of the windscreen and then fit a pair of clutches prior to a winch. It will be a tight fit and I’m still in the early planning stages but I think it will work.
I sail solo and it would be of great benefit to me. I have done some exploratory drilling and can get a 12mm inside diameter tube through the gap under the screen mount, I could just cut a slot but I think it will be more difficult to seal the edges than fitting individual tubes ?
I am sure there will be problems when I start the job but only time will tell!