[C320-list] Cabin Top Winches

[Pat Moriarty]

You have to pull the two little inserts in the slots that hold it to 
the spindle and you had the same thing on the other winches.

Pat #130

At 12:17 PM 7/29/2008, you wrote:
>  I tried to Lubricate my Cabin Top winches as I did the cockpit winches.
>Only problem when I unscrewed the cap I could not get the drum to come off.
>Some piece of metal blocks the way to get drum to lift off. Any suggestions?
>Joe Barrett
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Larry Frank
>Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:29 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Zinc Problem
>
>John,
>
>I have the Westerbeke in WindSwept #246 and have had the same thing happen.
>
>The zinc is most likely corroded into two pieces and the remaining part is
>interfering with inserting a new zinc.  You need to remove the end cap off
>the exchanger.  It's real simple as there is a single bolt on the end that
>holds the end cap on.  Once the end cap is removed, you can fish out the
>rest of the zinc, and you will probably find some other crap and corruption
>that doesn't need to be there that you can clean out too.  You should have a
>new gasket set available to replace the old gaskets.  The gasket set has a
>flat gasket and an o-ring.  Just make sure to note the location of the old
>o-ring when you disassemble the end cap.
>
>I have also seen a build up inside the hole that the zinc slides into that
>can get so bad that it is hard to get the zinc in.  If this is the problem
>you may need to use a small screwdriver or some other small tool to scrape
>the buildup out of the hole.
>
>Install the new zinc before putting the end cap back on so you can make sure
>it will fit okay.
>
>Larry
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of John Ellis
>Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 11:26 PM
>To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>Subject: [C320-list] Zinc Problem
>
>
>
>This afternoon I unscrewed the zinc in the Westerbeke heat exchanger and was
>disappointed to pull out very little. The last time I checked it was in good
>shape, with maybe 80% left. I think it's broken apart, since I can't push
>the new zinc into its place. Since I don't have the manual for this engine,
>I hesitate to start dismantling things in case they don't go back together
>easily. Has anyone with a Westerbeke engine solved this problem before? Any
>ideas would be very welcome.
>
>John
>Allegro #271
>
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