[C320-list] Windless

[Graeme Clark]

I think the more likely culprit will be the connection to the motor. Catlina did not put a ‘drip loop’ on the cable to ensure any water alwyas runs away from the connection so it is a known corrosion point.

On my own windlass it was the carbon brushes in the motor that had swollen and jammed them so once they wore down the motor simply stopped.

Graeme
#366, 1996

> On 29 May 2018, at 20:25, Danny Jensen <danny at jensenshouse.com> wrote:
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> 
> Read this article on how to access windlass. The only breaker is the windlass. Chances are your problem is the foot switch. Change the oil in the windlass while you are at it. Get CRc corrosion inhibitor.
> 
> https://www.c320.org/filemgmt/index.php?id=185
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 29, 2018, at 6:41 PM, Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Start of the season our Maxwell 500 windless stopped working on our 2008
>> Catalina 320 MK II.  Light on panel lights up when on ... but nothing
>> happens when foot pedal switch is depressed.  How do I access the motor to
>> see if there is a thrown breaker?  Is there a breaker near the batteries?
>> Any ideas are appreciated.  Tom Grass. Bucket List #1135