Hi Everyone, Hope all had a great time with their Hunters on the 4th! I would have, but I all of a sudden started getting this odd intermittent failure of the Anchor Windlass. Sometimes it would work, other times, I had to throw the old elbow grease into it. I noticed that the windlass is on a breaker/isolater under the map table. So I messed around with that to no avail. Anyone had this problem? When I do try to engage it, I get this odd clicking sound in the cabin, but the windlass does not turn. This happens even when there is no load on it. Gerry
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Solenoid
That clicking sound is probably the solenoid. Locate it and check it out. They have a tendency to die.
That clicking sound is probably the solenoid. Locate it and check it out. They have a tendency to die.
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Doug Merrill
Windlass
Gerry, Had a problem withe the windlass on our 376. Noises first then grinding, then nothing. I took the liner out in the v-berth area and found the motor had come loose from the gear assembly. No real problem attaching them again. Good luck. Doug Merrill s/v Dream Catcher
Gerry, Had a problem withe the windlass on our 376. Noises first then grinding, then nothing. I took the liner out in the v-berth area and found the motor had come loose from the gear assembly. No real problem attaching them again. Good luck. Doug Merrill s/v Dream Catcher
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george kornreich
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I had a similar problem with mine, which is a Simpson Lawrence unit. The power cables go to a "reversing Switch" located near the windlass motor, and this switch housing is where the selenoid(s) are located (Since you hear clicking in the cabin, and I assume you mean near the circuit breaker, yours may differ) In my case, the windlass would work only in one direction and nothing in the other. I disconnected the power cables to the reversing switch and then reconnected them, and Voila, it works. I think a contact was stuck. In any case, if you have a similar unit, the liklihood is that the problem is in the reversing switch, and you may need to send that in for repair if it doesn't "heal" by the above manouver, but probably wont have to sent the whole windlass in. Also, you might try to bypass the switch and connect the power cables directly to the windlass power terminals and briefly turn on the breaker, just to be sure the motor is OK. Good luck, George Kornreich S/V Fiddler
I had a similar problem with mine, which is a Simpson Lawrence unit. The power cables go to a "reversing Switch" located near the windlass motor, and this switch housing is where the selenoid(s) are located (Since you hear clicking in the cabin, and I assume you mean near the circuit breaker, yours may differ) In my case, the windlass would work only in one direction and nothing in the other. I disconnected the power cables to the reversing switch and then reconnected them, and Voila, it works. I think a contact was stuck. In any case, if you have a similar unit, the liklihood is that the problem is in the reversing switch, and you may need to send that in for repair if it doesn't "heal" by the above manouver, but probably wont have to sent the whole windlass in. Also, you might try to bypass the switch and connect the power cables directly to the windlass power terminals and briefly turn on the breaker, just to be sure the motor is OK. Good luck, George Kornreich S/V Fiddler
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Mike DiMario
Replacing Ours!
Gary, I just pulled out our's for the same reason. The brushes were badly worn. We called Hunter, Simpson Lawrence, several dealers, the motor maufacturer reps in St, Louis and Montreal. No one has parts. They can be ordered but it takes four weeks. We are leaving for vacation tomorrow. I rebuilt the brushes in ours. Replaced the motor to have the positive terminal spin loose and the connection break. I am defeated. I think this will be a winter time project and we'll need to hand over hand it for the time being. A reliable source informed me that Simpson Lawrence was recently acquired/merged and the parts are not readily available at this time (or at least until the smoke clears! ). If ayone has other info that will lead us to an earlier solution, feel free. dimario1@home.com Mike DiMario Media, PA s/v Serenity H376
Gary, I just pulled out our's for the same reason. The brushes were badly worn. We called Hunter, Simpson Lawrence, several dealers, the motor maufacturer reps in St, Louis and Montreal. No one has parts. They can be ordered but it takes four weeks. We are leaving for vacation tomorrow. I rebuilt the brushes in ours. Replaced the motor to have the positive terminal spin loose and the connection break. I am defeated. I think this will be a winter time project and we'll need to hand over hand it for the time being. A reliable source informed me that Simpson Lawrence was recently acquired/merged and the parts are not readily available at this time (or at least until the smoke clears! ). If ayone has other info that will lead us to an earlier solution, feel free. dimario1@home.com Mike DiMario Media, PA s/v Serenity H376
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G. Richard Stidger
More Info Please
I am interested to know exactly what model and how old/how much use did your windlass' have before showing a problem. I have a SL Anchorman 1000, same as a 800 with a 1000W motor. It was new in the spring of 1998. No problems so far and I anchor all the time, every weekend. Rich
I am interested to know exactly what model and how old/how much use did your windlass' have before showing a problem. I have a SL Anchorman 1000, same as a 800 with a 1000W motor. It was new in the spring of 1998. No problems so far and I anchor all the time, every weekend. Rich
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george kornreich
Me or Mike?
Hi Rich, I don't know if you are asking for more info from me about the reversing switch problem or from Mike whose problem was in the motor itself, but as for me, the reversing switch stuck after very little use at all, and that may be the problem. Some thinks thrive on love and other things thrive on use!
Hi Rich, I don't know if you are asking for more info from me about the reversing switch problem or from Mike whose problem was in the motor itself, but as for me, the reversing switch stuck after very little use at all, and that may be the problem. Some thinks thrive on love and other things thrive on use!
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Warren Blanchard
Intermittent Anchor Windlass
While troubleshooting my intermittent windlass problem I noticed that the main trip breaker was getting very warm before tripping. I dug into the back of the panel where it was installed and lo and behold one of the leads on the back of the breaker was slightly loose. After tightning the nut down and making sure nothing else was loose, the windlass worked perfectly from then on. As I'm sure you know, the windlass draws a huge amount of current and just that weak contact was enough to disrupt normal operation.
While troubleshooting my intermittent windlass problem I noticed that the main trip breaker was getting very warm before tripping. I dug into the back of the panel where it was installed and lo and behold one of the leads on the back of the breaker was slightly loose. After tightning the nut down and making sure nothing else was loose, the windlass worked perfectly from then on. As I'm sure you know, the windlass draws a huge amount of current and just that weak contact was enough to disrupt normal operation.
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