[C38] Replacing winch

[Pierre Patino]

Hmmm
Well I think servicing the winches is simple but keeping the
boat/clothes/water clean is the hardest. However, I have a lot of
experience tinkering...
I personally don't think the two-speed winches are very difficult to
rebuild.

Anyway, the kits from Lewmar which contain the grease and oil and springs
etc. have a small manual. That's where I started.

My recommendation for a beginner is to take many pictures as you take the
winch apart. There are many youtube videos such as:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqCunPhQHw4

Then the cleaning: I used a small bucket with kerosene where I put all the
gears, pawls, springs etc.  I used a wire brush on all the gummed up bits
and q-tips for the gear teeth as well as the drum teeth.
Rubber gloves and rags are a must for me.

There's a zen to winch maintenance.....




On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 7:29 AM Stephen Swanson <steve-swanson at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Steve Swanson/ Maverick— Rockport, MA. I love the winch talk.  I would
> like to service the main sheet winch and jib sheet winches.  Any ideas
> about how to approach the task?  I would like to do it myself, but want to
> make sure I can get them back together again.  Are 2 speed winches
> complicated to take apart and lubricate?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 18, 2020, at 11:28 PM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > There are several options.
> > Sent all my lines to the cockpit and installed a Lewmar 40st on
> starboard side to be used with mainsheet and also main halyard. Way easier
> is somebody is grinding me up the mast
> > You can also leave the q6 where it is, and install the new 30 on Port
> and install a block where the mainsheet is attached to, so you can control
> the mainsheet from both sides.
> > BTW, no gaskets back then. You can install one or use Teff gel
> > Hope this helps.
> > Max Soto A
> > +506-8312-1367
> >
> >> On Dec 18, 2020, at 20:20, Pierre Patino <pierre.patino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> 
> >> Hi all and happy everything!
> >>
> >>
> >> I was searching for information on the standard winches on our boat in
> the past Catalina38 listserve messages and I found out that some of us have
> a Lewmar 30 (or other) as the mainsheet winch. My boat has the Lewmar16
> instead (standard?).
> >> I decided to get a new Lewmar30 CST Evo since it was on sale and
> because my wife has a harder time cranking on the Lewmar 16 and sometimes I
> need to winch faster when jibing.
> >>
> >> So the question is, should I put the new winch where the old one was
> (starboard side of the deck just above the chart table) which would mean
> that I would have to drill some new holes and plug the old ones or should I
> put the new winch on the port side athwart of the old one. In the latter
> case I would have to move some blocks too.
> >>
> >> I know that there is no simple "best" answer but I'm happy to read
> opinions.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >>
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