Winch rebuilding
As I sat, shivering, looking out the window at a snowy vista and trying to work up some enthusiasm for anything boat-related, I thought of the winches. The two sheet winches are off the boat(along with all the other hardware) and accessible and warm and I'd really like to rebuild and grease them. I know they leave a bit to be desired size-wise and don't represent cutting edge technology, but I think they are worth keeping. I have two handles and they all seem to work, however they are all gunky and nasty looking...not at all what I would like. I've read about winch repair in several books, but none of them seem to have dealt with these. Don Casey advises to unscrew from the top, but on my winches, the screw that I presume is the one I need to remove is covered by the pawls and the spring that actuates them. How do I get these things apart? They are, I think, original equipment...South Coast? Anybody got the answers I need?
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