[C320-list] Maxwell 500 Parts Diagram

[Scott Thompson]

I have a manual for the VW500, which is the Maxwell windlass with chain 
wheel pre-installed at the factory.  I will try to scan it sometime 
later today.  It has the blow up diagram you are looking for, and other 
info you might find useful.  I've provided some information below from 
the manual in case you are in a big hurry.  But you might want to wait 
until you see it so you can see what other tips there might be regarding 
lubrication, etc.

One tip I learned the hard way...  Make sure that when you do the 
installation that the chain stripper arm is on the bottom.  The chain 
stripper will not work properly in other positions, and can interfere 
with using the chain wheel.  My boat came with the stripper arm 
installed in the wrong orientation and it took me a while to figure this 
out so that I could use my chainwheel properly.  You may have to remove 
the deckplate and rotate it 90 degrees or 180 to get this orientation. 
I had to remove the motor and gearbox to make this change, and removing 
/ reinstalling all of this was the hardest part of the entire job. While 
you are at it, this is a good opportunity to renew the oil in the 
gearbox, and to shorten the mounting studs, which come much longer than 
needed to mount on a 320.

Assuming you have the deckplate and motor / gearbox assembly installed 
the remaining parts go on the shaft in this order:

bushing

ring seal

clutch cone - lower (attaches to shaft with a grub screw)

chainwheel

clutch cone - upper

drum

clutch nut (which is the large round plate that threads onto the shaft 
and takes the clutch lever)

retaining washer

screw

cap

Note that there are two keys that go into keyways on the shaft.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, 653


Joe Abbagnaro wrote:
> Karl
> 
> Thank You !!
> 
> Thank You for Posting the Diagram.
> It is missing the assembly for the Chain Hub... Which I believe I have
> assembled
> correctly but just want to confirm.... Can not believe they send the
> kit with not one
> instruction or at least a diagram. The instruction on the 320 website
> are very helpful
> for the removal and assembly.
> I purchased the Kit last year Defender did not have it in stock but
> got it from Maxwell
> At that time Defender told me this was the last kit Maxwell had and
> they did not think they
> were going to make any more.
> 
> Thanks Again
> Joe
> #574
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Karl Mielenhausen
> _/)<c320 at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>> Joe,
>> Could not find on the Maxwell website so I scanned 2 pages out of my manual
>> and have posted on our website....
>> http://www.catalina320.com/filemgmt_data/files/vc500.pdf
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Where did you purchase the conversion kit? I heard that Defender has been
>> sold out for some time.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>> On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:36:12 -0400, Joe Abbagnaro <jabbagna at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have or know where the diagram is for the Maxwell 500
>>> I am assembling the Chain conversion kit and want to confirm I have
>>> the parts in the correct order on the shaft
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Joe
>>> #574
>>
>>
>> --
>> Karl Mielenhausen
>> Catalina 320 Hull 690
>> New Bern, NC
>>
>> Join us August 7-9, 2009 at Marina Del Rey, CA for our annual Catalina 320IA
>> Regatta and Annual Meeting.
>>

-- 
Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653