Are you referring to the small holes that I first thought were
screw holes on the top of the winch? I didn’t see anything in there,
but it seemed like that was the area that should be the key. Why
else would they be there.
“Life is a Reach, then you Jibe”
SWARD
If you have small holes in the top plate of your winch, perhaps your
winches are like mine. I just put a deck plate key (like you’d use to
unscrew the caps to the water or diesel tanks) into the holes and
unscrew the top plate of the winch until it comes off. Once that’s
off all the other parts just lift straight up and off (though be
careful about the pawls and springs. They can leap overboard and into
the water.)
Posted by Rees Midgley (rmidgley@…>)
To reduce the chance of losing parts, someone suggested cutting a hole the size of the winch in the bottom of a cardboard box. Place the box over the winch and then, if any part falls out, it is contained by the box.My Barient 23 winch works just like Rick said. I have also inserted the tips of a pair of opened needle-nose pliers into the holes and used these to unscrew the plate. - ReesOn Jul 10, 2008, at 9:13 PM, rick_simonds wrote: — In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Sward <swardfullsail@…> wrote: > > Are you referring to the small holes that I first thought were screw holes on the top of the winch? I didn’t see anything in there, but it seemed like that was the area that should be the key. Why else would they be there. > > > “Life is a Reach, then you Jibe” > > SWARD > If you have small holes in the top plate of your winch, perhaps your winches are like mine. I just put a deck plate key (like you’d use to unscrew the caps to the water or diesel tanks) into the holes and unscrew the top plate of the winch until it comes off. Once that’s off all the other parts just lift straight up and off (though be careful about the pawls and springs. They can leap overboard and into the water.) Rick Tallahassee
Posted by Sward (swardfullsail@…>)
Thank you for that-it makes sense. I’ll try it tomorrow and let you know how it works.
“Life is a Reach, then you Jibe”
SWARD— On Thu, 7/10/08, rick_simonds <rick_simonds@…> wrote:
From: rick_simonds <rick_simonds@…>Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: New file uploaded to FreedomOwnersGroupTo: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comDate: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:13 PM
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com, Sward <swardfullsail@ …> wrote:>> Are you referring to the small holes that I first thought were screw holes on the top of the winch? I didn’t see anything in there, but it seemed like that was the area that should be the key. Why else would they be there.> > > “Life is a Reach, then you Jibe”> > SWARD> If you have small holes in the top plate of your winch, perhaps your winches are like mine. I just put a deck plate key (like you’d use to unscrew the caps to the water or diesel tanks) into the holes and unscrew the top plate of the winch until it comes off. Once that’s off all the other parts just lift straight up and off (though be careful about the pawls and springs. They can leap overboard and into
the water.)RickTallahassee
Very interesting article about the effect of the water heater in
engine overheating situations. Food for thought, and reason enough to
finally figure out how the fresh water flows through the hoses around
my engine!
I also have issues with the hot water circuit on my boat. My expansion tank is fixed to the side of the galley sink next to the heat exchanger on the engine and the hot water storage cylinder is on a shelf behind the head in the cockpit locker and is higher than the engine. This may be a part of the overheat issues I am encountering and I will remedy this when I replace the water heater next year and put a header tank above it.
With Yanmar engines, a prime suspect for overheating is the exhaust elbow. Where the raw water is injected into the elbow is a recurrent problem area where the salt in the raw water comes out of solution and causes a blockage through deposition. I have heard of engines that require their elbows cleared as often as every 6 months!!