Hi everyone. I need some advice on a winch problem. I’ve attached photo of our mainsail winch in the mast. It was immovable until we sprayed lub in it. After that it moved slightly and stopped. The problem I am having is I don’t see any way to get it off the mast to refurb it. There are no screws or retaining rings I can find. Any advice would be great.
Winch question
- Thread starter Don Tatarelli
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once you remove the drum, you will get access to the screws/bolts holding it to the mast. There should be a retaining ring or screw on the top inside the handle hole. I've found blow-up parts diagrams of Barlow winches on the internet but not sure which model you have.
This youtube video entitled " Barlow 22 Winch Maintenance" shows how to disassemble to get to the mounting base.
Link to your Barlow 15 winch and disassembly and maintenance instructions:
Link to your Barlow 15 winch and disassembly and maintenance instructions:
Must be something obscuring the keeper.
Lightly dig around in the socket with a narrow pick? Who knows, maybe someone stuck a dust cap in there.
Lightly dig around in the socket with a narrow pick? Who knows, maybe someone stuck a dust cap in there.
Some smaller Barlow winches just have a button to release the drum instead of the Allen screw. Depress the piece inside the winch handle hole and wiggle the drum up and down to see if it will release.
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