Maxwell winches
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...has all the diagrams. See link. Also, the link to the 28.5 site provided by Grizz has a description of how an owner stripped and cleaned his Maxwells. This is not a hard job, just requires care. When I first did mine, I took digital images of each stage/part in the event I forgot how to get the winch back together.
...has all the diagrams. See link. Also, the link to the 28.5 site provided by Grizz has a description of how an owner stripped and cleaned his Maxwells. This is not a hard job, just requires care. When I first did mine, I took digital images of each stage/part in the event I forgot how to get the winch back together.
I second the 'take pictures' idea.....
I had my wife standing over me the whole time I took the first one apart snapping away. Uploaded them onto our laptop, and there they were when it came time to re-assemble. The good news is that the winch is pretty simple and straight-forward, once you get the hang of the 'clutch' gears (my first try ended up with the winch running backwards, but that was easy to fix
) Speaking of Maxwell winches, has anyone found a source for replacement parts? Cheers, Bob s/v X SAIL R 8
I had my wife standing over me the whole time I took the first one apart snapping away. Uploaded them onto our laptop, and there they were when it came time to re-assemble. The good news is that the winch is pretty simple and straight-forward, once you get the hang of the 'clutch' gears (my first try ended up with the winch running backwards, but that was easy to fix
) Speaking of Maxwell winches, has anyone found a source for replacement parts? Cheers, Bob s/v X SAIL R 8
Maxwell parts
Try Austrailian Yacht Winch. They are down under, but ship parts worldwide. They also have parts for Barient and Barlow. Try the link below. There is a page in there that shows that they carry spares for Maxwell.
Try Austrailian Yacht Winch. They are down under, but ship parts worldwide. They also have parts for Barient and Barlow. Try the link below. There is a page in there that shows that they carry spares for Maxwell.
Yes, it does turn off
It turns CCW to loosen. There may be a tool designed, but I don't have one. I used a large screwdriver and 'boat fixing tool #1' (my hammer ) and just tapped gently at an angle and the cap came loose. I also had some problems on the first one getting the body to come up off the bearing. Thinking back, if it doesn't slide off (which it should do after being cleaned and greased properly) you might try squirting some grease into the bearing and working it in. BTW, I invested about $12 in a tube of lithium grease at West Marine before being advised that basically the same stuff is available at any auto parts store for about 1/5 the cost. Now I'm reminded that it's time to pop the winches and grease them. I don't think I need to completely disassemble and clean them every year. Gee, isn't it amazing the things we learn while working on our boats..... that we don't even know we learned??? Cheers, Bob s/v X SAIL R 8
It turns CCW to loosen. There may be a tool designed, but I don't have one. I used a large screwdriver and 'boat fixing tool #1' (my hammer
) and just tapped gently at an angle and the cap came loose. I also had some problems on the first one getting the body to come up off the bearing. Thinking back, if it doesn't slide off (which it should do after being cleaned and greased properly) you might try squirting some grease into the bearing and working it in. BTW, I invested about $12 in a tube of lithium grease at West Marine before being advised that basically the same stuff is available at any auto parts store for about 1/5 the cost. Now I'm reminded that it's time to pop the winches and grease them. I don't think I need to completely disassemble and clean them every year. Gee, isn't it amazing the things we learn while working on our boats..... that we don't even know we learned??? Cheers, Bob s/v X SAIL R 8
Avoid dropping parts overboard
If you are doing this job while the boat is in the water (or even on the hard since some of those springs are really small), it is not a bad idea to prevent loosing parts by cutting a hole the size of the winch in the bottom of a carboard box and then lowering the box to the fiberglass and taping there. When parts roll off, odds are they'll stay in the box rather then go overboard. Good luck
If you are doing this job while the boat is in the water (or even on the hard since some of those springs are really small), it is not a bad idea to prevent loosing parts by cutting a hole the size of the winch in the bottom of a carboard box and then lowering the box to the fiberglass and taping there. When parts roll off, odds are they'll stay in the box rather then go overboard. Good luck
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