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Rick Heaverly 86 C25 5382
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Initially Posted - 05/13/2002 : 02:51:36

Anyone have spare parts for lewmar winches? Looking for top cap for a early standard #7. Please don't ask why, I'll just say they don't float and since thay are stainless it can't be retrieved with a magnet.

Signed, Clumsy

Rick Heaverly

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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 09:27:22

Hi Rick,
I can't offer you a solution to your dilemma only sympathy. Off hand I'd say your winch part/s is somewhere partying with my eyeglasses, 3/8" ratchet, whale pump handle and Buck knife. <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Val Bisagni

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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 09:38:51

. . . and the left lens from my prescription sunglasses, winch handle and frying pan <img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle> .

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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 10:04:01

You might want to check Minney's Yacht Surplus

http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/surplus.html

But, just out of Curiosity, when did stainless steel become non-magnetic. You can't have a MRI,with stainless implants because they may rip out of your body. Just because its stainless doesn't mean it still isn't steel!!!

I have a stainless steel letter opener right here at my desk. It is holded 8 magnets as we speak.

DW

Duane Wolff
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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 10:23:54

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when did stainless steel become non-magnetic.

Duane Wolff
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I thought the same thing as Duane, but there is something to this. I tried to pick up some stainless steel items with a magnet, and some of them are only very weakly attracted by a magnet ... others were "normal." I don't know why there would be a difference.

Anyway, here is a cool gizmo I bought on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& item=1827987176& r=0& t=0

The seller makes these from magnets recovered from computer hard drives. It is VERY strong!

BTW, Duane, how's the sailing in Zimbabwe?!

Buzz Maring, C-25 SK/SR #68, "Freya"

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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 10:26:34

I'm not a metallurgist, but I thought it depended on the grade of stainless.

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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 10:46:18

Rick - If you dropped it by your dock you could scuba dive for it - that's how I got my hammer back. Or if you don't dive - go buy one of your scuba-diving friends lunch & have them dive for it.

Cathy
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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 11:22:24

There are three types of stainless steel:
Austenitic
Ferritic
Martensitic
It's the ferritic which is magnetic in all conditions.
This is the lower cost version of stainless.
Sorry Duane, no reflection on your letter opener I'm sure.

-Tim

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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 12:46:38

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BTW, Duane, how's the sailing in Zimbabwe?!

Buzz Maring, C-25 SK/SR #68, "Freya"
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Lake Kariba is nice Buzz, weathers kinda crazy though.

Duane Wolff
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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 12:50:35

Here is a little science experiment,
compare the magnetic qualities of a Canadian and US nickle. One is the other isn't. The Far north one, from what I understand, is actually nickle hence the difference.

Matt
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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 22:23:03

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But, just out of Curiosity, when did stainless steel become non-magnetic. You can't have a MRI,with stainless implants because they may rip out of your body. Just because its stainless doesn't mean it still isn't steel!!!
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Duane: A rule of thumb if you're buying something for the boat from a hardware (gasp) store... Even if it claims to be stainless, if it sticks to a magnet, forget it.

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 SR-FK #5032 "Passage" in CT

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Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/13/2002 : 22:46:04

Clumsy Rick: Have you heard about the trick of cutting a hole (the diameter of the winch) in the bottom of an open-top box and then slipping the box over the winch before you start taking it apart? I know--too little, too late...

About the magnet theory--you can test that on the other winch, but I have my doubts. Try it with a very strong magnet--most marinas have one--and remember that the piece will "weigh" less under water, so you need less attraction than you might think. Just capture it from the magnet before it breaks the surface (if you can raise it at all).

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 SR-FK #5032 "Passage" in CT

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Response Posted - 05/15/2002 : 17:36:12

So I am not the only one! But my winch repair found only one of the small pintles at the bottom of the bay. Luckily, the local west marine store carried those.

The blokes at Lewmar were pretty helpful, they might be able to help you out too.

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Rick Heaverly 86 C25 5382
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Response Posted - 05/16/2002 : 06:42:08

I found a top cap at Florida Rigging & Hydraulics for $9. I found them thru the Lewmar website. I wounder if I should have ordered two? You know, one for a spare in case ............ never mind.

Dave, I hope I remember your box method next year when I go to WD40 my winches.

Rick Heaverly

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Response Posted - 05/16/2002 : 23:23:26

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Dave, I hope I remember your box method next year when I go to WD40 my winches.
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It's not my method, Rick, but I'll probably use it--even on the hard!

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 SR-FK #5032 "Passage" in CT

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Response Posted - 05/17/2002 : 03:34:54

Speaking of magnets;
The wife and kids went to the lake the other day for lunch. While getting on the boat she did one of those slow motion things, you know the keys are hanging on the edge of the dock when you drop them, and came up empty handed. No big deal you say, two keys from the local comunity college would set us back $80 pluse the remote for the car locks. Your darn right I was going to find those keys.
Went to the local OSH for a magnet. Took a while to convince the sails girl not to put it in the demagnetizer. She eventually called her boss. Don't think it would have hurt, but for $22 I wasn't going to take the chance. Also had to explaine why you souldn't put them near the credit cards. In the end my 5 year old told here we were going to get the keys. Her question was, "Will it work under water?"
We said yes dear and left

Matt Loeffler
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