Eric Robinson
Morehead, Ky
Boat Name:
Model/Year: 1975
Hull No. 5126
Hailing Port: Cave Run Lake |
 01/19/2006 7:52 AM Pacific Time
I am new to the site here. But what i would like to know is; If i can find a replacement spring for my Fulton winch? The winch is in exelent condition, no rust, turns easy, but it just wont lock in place. I took it apart to find the spring on the ratchet mechanism was broke. All i need is to find a new spring. Can anyone help? |
Greg Guenther
Belleville, IL
Boat Name: Magnificat
Model/Year: 1970
Hull No. 473
Hailing Port: Belleville, IL |
01/20/2006 4:54 AM Pacific Time
Eric,
You might try our sponsor Catalina Direct for the part. If they don't have it, I Googled Fulton winches and found their website. You can probably get the spring from them. The site is: http://www.fultonperformance.com/subgroups.php?group=77.
Good luck!
Greg |
Al Gearing
Burleson, Texas
Boat Name: Torch of Freedom
Model/Year: C-22 '76
Hull No. 6448
Hailing Port: Arlington YC |
01/20/2006 9:12 AM Pacific Time
If finding one fails, call local spring maker, and you will probably be able to find one similar or get a piece of SS spring wire to bend one yourself. I happened to have had the wire and made my own.
Al Ge |
Bob Conway
Huber Heights, Ohio
Boat Name: Spindrift
Model/Year: C22/1979
Hull No. #8717
Hailing Port: Buck Creek, Ohio |
01/20/2006 10:10 AM Pacific Time
Eric,
Check out their web site. They even have a suport link where you can email them.
http://www.fultonperformance.com/
Bob |
Bob Conway
Huber Heights, Ohio
Boat Name: Spindrift
Model/Year: C22/1979
Hull No. #8717
Hailing Port: Buck Creek, Ohio |
01/20/2006 10:11 AM Pacific Time
Oops!
Greg already suggested that. Sorry I didn't see it.
Bob |
Eric Robinson
Morehead, Ky
Boat Name:
Model/Year: 1975
Hull No. 5126
Hailing Port: Cave Run Lake |
01/20/2006 4:38 PM Pacific Time
i tried first yesterday, first to contact fulton, they were very helpful and stayed with me on the phone answering my questions for a good while. But come to find out that they have no replacemnt for the spring on my #560. They suggested a replacemnt for the winch here on C.D. or their own k1051 auto cluch winch. So being exploreritve person that i am, i tried to manufacture my own spring. now the paw on the ratchet will engage when i raise the kell, but wil not let go to lower the keel. is there someone with a diagram of the spring, so i can make sure that have constructed it correctly. or is that correct. is the #560 only a one way winch. but i have to assume that they ratchet both ways. any help out there? |
Erv Zimmerman
Anchor Bay Shores, Michigan
Boat Name: Adventuring
Model/Year: 1973
Hull No. 1787
Hailing Port: Anchor Bay, Lake St. Clair |
01/21/2006 12:40 AM Pacific Time
The winch ratchets in the up (clockwuse direction) and releases a brake that disengages engages the ratchet disk from the drum in the down (couterclockwise) direction. The pawl is never released. Once the ratchet disk is released, the weight of the keel pulling on the cable causes the winch drum to turn unwind the cable. The weight of the keel must be on the cable before the winch drum will turn in the down direction. |
Eric Robinson
Morehead, Ky
Boat Name:
Model/Year: 1975
Hull No. 5126
Hailing Port: Cave Run Lake |
01/21/2006 7:57 AM Pacific Time
thank you Mr. Zimmerman. Now i can picture how it works in my mind. And it makes me happ that i don;t have to spend 100 buck on a new winch, yet anyway. I can put that somewhere else in my boat. |
Blaine King
Collierville, Tennessee
Boat Name: Moon Glow
Model/Year: C-22 SWING KEEL / 1973
Hull No. 2157
Hailing Port: Paris & Pickwick Landing |
03/16/2006 5:57 PM Pacific Time
Erv Zimmerman
Thank-you for your functional description of this winch. I completely cleaned, painted and greased mine.. -BUT- my winch did not work as all the information I found indicated.. Clutch? To lower my winch I had to stick my finger into the winch to push off the locking "pawl". This has been a trickey situation for some time. I was debating on purchasing another one, but I could not let go of the concept that it was such a simple device.
Your response herein prompted me to disassemble it one more time and inspect. Your description of the clutch mechanism revealed that the clutch had rusted to the shaft AND was painted over by a previous ????. After scraping, banging the perimeter, sanding, greasing and reassembly.. The winch WORKED PERFECTLY!!!!
I can not thank you enough.. I am a type "a" personality and engineer... I just could not let go. This effort has had it's rewards.
|
Scott L. Shermeyer
Cherry Point, NC
Boat Name: Blue Nun
Model/Year: C22, 1980
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Cherry Point, NC |
03/17/2006 4:47 PM Pacific Time
In the past, I've had excellent customer service from Fulton, just give them a call and let them know what you are looking for. They've sent me cable clamps and such for free!
Cheers,
Scott |
