[C320-list] Lewmar ST winch issue

[William Ott]

Lewmar says you should grease and replace paws annually.  In my opinion this is overkill.  When was the last time you rebuilt the winches ?  I did all of mine last season since I had no knowledge of the last time they were done.  They were pretty heavily gunked up, so I'm thinking they hadn't been done in long time.  Very simple to do with shallow plastic pan, old toothbrush and a can of engine degreaser.  Reassembled them with new paws, grease and springs, and it made a great improvement.
Mike Ott
'Amanda Lu'
#508

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On Dec 21, 2012, at 11:55 AM, "Larry Frank" <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:

> Has anyone ever had the problem of their sheets and halyards popping out of
> the self tailing jaws.  I have had WindSwept for 17 years and in the last
> year or so this has become an issue.  The ruining rigging has been replaced
> so I know wear on it is not the problem.  I am wondering if the springs,
> jaws or both need to be replaced.  I don't want to order jaws unless needed.
> 
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> Larry 
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> WindSwept
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> C320 #246
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