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DaveC25
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Initially Posted - 02/21/2006 : 13:43:25

Hey Guys...

My port winch is sounding like it needs some grease so I was going to grease them both, but I was wondering if you can just remove the C-clip on the top and take it off or is there a special procedure to use?

I am just worried about the guts falling out of them if I lift the drum up after C-clip removal.

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-DaveC25

1979 Catalina 25 "Pretty Penny" #1166
Palm Bay, Florida

Edited by - DaveC25 on 02/21/2006 16:19:14

Rich G
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 14:02:00

I wish I had a Port AND Starboard wench for my boat, but my home wench would never allow it. I guess I'll just have to settle for trimming my sails with WINCHES, as well as fetching my own beer . . .

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 14:16:55

A lot of people freak out about this but our winches are SO simple that as long as you do not lose any parts it is no big deal. I bought a "kit" with new springs and such but did not really need them.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 14:25:37

When you're dismantling your winches, it's good to cut a hole the size of your winch in a cardboard box. Then tape it down over the winch. When you take the winch apart, the box will catch any parts that you might drop.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 15:39:41

Steve's advice to use a box for winch maintenance is one that should be followed, especially if you are in unfamiliar territory.

At the beginning of last season, another sailor at my marina asked me about the winches on his Pearson, particularly if I knew how to dismantle them. Since I had not seen this brand before, I couldn't give him any info, but I did suggest the shoebox tip, and coincidently he had a shoebox in his van. Anyway when I returned from an afternoon of sailing, I found a message on my windshield that read something like this...

<i>"Don, you saved my a** with that shoebox tip. When I lifted the drum off, a bunch of ball bearings when scattering everywhere...inside the box!...Thanks ever so much!"</i>

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DaveC25
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 16:18:59

Oops.. typo... I meant winch of course....

Thanks for the info. I've never had one apart so I was unsure of what will fall out. :)

I'll do the box thing and hopefully be ready for the next sailing weekend in two weeks. Also, I'm going to have to re-glass my rudder since it was caught by a crab trap and it cracked the fiberglass. :(

I think those things should only be allowed away from the main channel, but it seems these guys put them all over the place. I mean they're everywhere.

Thanks for the help!

_DaveC25

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 16:28:58

Dave, if you received all the books that I sent with the boat, you should find a small blue book that has instrucions on removal, cleaning and lubrication. They were cleaned and lubed about eight years ago now. I use to lube every five years or if they felt stiff which ever occurred first. It is not a difficult and the box is a life saver.

Edited by - frog0911 on 02/21/2006 16:32:26

DaveC25
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 : 05:56:32

Unfortunatley I didn't receive the books. But I think from the descriptions it's pretty straight forward.

Thanks!
DaveC25

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Alan Clark
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 : 20:03:26

Dave, Cleaning and Lubing is very easy, Not only would I recommend the Lewmar Kit with the springs & Pawls but also go to the internet if you do not find "THE BOOKS" and you can obtain blow up diagrams of the WINCHES not WENCHES! I also took a plastic milk jug cut it in half and put a little cleaning fluid in there to soak the parts in,took them out, cleaned them off with a tooth brush-previously used- than put it all back together-- ON DRY LAND. NOT OVER WATER.. Easy job....

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