[C320-list] Winch rebuild

[Chuck Mueller]

Those are Lewmar winches, and Lewmar has very good information online.  The
two gear sets at the base of the winch are held in with vertical spindle
pins.  The pins are under a plastic drum washer at the base of the main
winch stem.  Note that the pin cap has one side that is flat so that it fits
against the stem.  It's possible that is just jammed, but both pins should
come out relatively easy.   Once the pins are out, the gear sets should
slide out.  If you are removing the pins, and still not able to get the gear
set out, then I am also stumped.  You should not need to remove the winches
to get at those gears, pawls, and springs.  I don't have a MK II, but I
can't imagine that it came from the factory with the winch set down into a
well where the gears could not be removed.  Those are regular maintenance
items.

When you do get it apart use grease sparingly on the gears, but make sure
that you only use oil on the springs and pawls.
Chuck Mueller
Northwind
#676
Holland, MI

Message: 5
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 11:21:43 -0500
From: Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Winch Rebuild Request
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This is an urgent request.- I am at IRISH Boat Works in Charlevoix, Michigan
regreasing the winches on Bucket List (2008 Catalina 320 MK II).
I did the first winch atop the cabin with no problem.  I followed the Tech
Notes on doing this very job from November 2004.  However when I moved to
the main 2-speed winch toward the stern I ran into a problem.  I was able to
disassemble the winch down to the last set of ratchet gears; the small set
were on the 'outside' of the winch - these slid out with no issue; the
larger set of gears can not be slid out; the winch is installed in a socket
in the fiberglass such that the gears are boxed in.  The open on the other
(outside) of the winch casting is too small.

Question - is there a way to remove the larger gear set?  Do I have to
unscrew the screws holding the winch to the boat?  If I do - are these bolts
going into a threaded backing plate glassed in - OR - do these go into a
backing plate with nuts?  If so - I do not know how to access the nuts
without cutting a hole in my fiberglass.

Any assistance would be helpful.  ( I Resubmitted this without Photos.)