greg klein
hotsprings, arkansas
Boat Name: elena
Model/Year: 1977 c27
Hull No. 3477
Hailing Port: brady mountain marina,lake ouacita |
 02/25/2007 8:45 PM Pacific Time
my keel winch looks like new, works like new but has the small diameter drum. has anyone put a larger drum in their older keel winch and how. thanks for ny tips as i cant really afford a new winch right now |
Al Gearing
Burleson, Texas
Boat Name: Torch of Freedom
Model/Year: C-22/'76
Hull No. 6448
Hailing Port: Arlington YC |
02/26/2007 5:57 AM Pacific Time
Greg, rather than replacing the whole drum, if you can find or make a round dowl about 2 1/2 to 3 inches diameter, measure the diameter of the hub and drill a hole that size down the middle. Then round of the inside edges to match the drum, saw it in half, and epoxy it to the drum. I have done this on two boat winches. When things are going well I have been able to give the handle a throw and it unwinds itself. That doesn't work all the time, but it cut the turns from about 60 to 26.
For what it's worth,
Al Ge |
Ken Palmer
Franklin, TN.
Boat Name: "Last Penny"
Model/Year: 1981
Hull No. 10475
Hailing Port: PPYC |
02/26/2007 6:59 AM Pacific Time
send them an email for parts.
http://www.arco-winches.com/ |
Linda Hoffecker
Lancaster, PA
Boat Name: t/c
Model/Year: '82 Cat 22
Hull No. t/c
Hailing Port: Havre de Grace, MD |
02/26/2007 9:55 AM Pacific Time
About beefing up the diameter of the winch drum: Would gluing several layers of PVC pipe of proper diameter, cut in half be feasible? |
greg klein
hotsprings, arkansas
Boat Name: elena
Model/Year: 1977 c27
Hull No. 3477
Hailing Port: brady mountain marina,lake ouacita |
02/28/2007 6:00 PM Pacific Time
al, thanks for the info. i am assuming that is a wooden dowel my concern is does the wood wear away or do you protect it somehow. thanks again. p s linda that was my original thought but i wasnt sure if it would wear away either.
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Al Gearing
Burleson, Texas
Boat Name: Torch of Freedom
Model/Year: C-22 '76
Hull No. 6448
Hailing Port: Arlington YC |
03/01/2007 5:56 AM Pacific Time
I used pressure treated wood and it was still in good shape when I sold 501 a couple of years later. There is not a lot of wear, it just rolls up and down. If plastic is easier for you to work with, as Linda suggested, I see no reason for not using plastic pipe. I just work in wood so that is what I used.
Al Ge |
Chip Ford
Marblehead, MA
Boat Name: Chip Ahoy
Model/Year: 1974-Swing Keel
Hull No. CTY032820374
Hailing Port: Marblehead, Mass. |
03/13/2007 3:24 AM Pacific Time
When I restored my keel winch, I widened the diameter of the spool hub with a piece of pipe welded to the original hub. See:
http://www.chipford.com/keel_winch.htm
Chip Ford --
Marblehead, Mass.
1974 Swing Keel "Chip Ahoy" #3282
CTY032820374
Chip Ahoy website: www.chipford.com
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