Harken Winch Servicing

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="96224263.jpg"> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script>  </div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Hints & Tips</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   |   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hints Tips"><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hints Tips"><U><B><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Door Washboards"><U><B><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mikuni Central Heating"><U><B><IMG SRC="0450e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="53240403.png"> <div> Harken Winch Servicing</div> <div> OK - it's that time of year to service your winches!!</div> <bR> <div> It is one of the most expensive items onboard your boat - but OFTEN overlooked, or put off to next year......</div> <bR> <div> However, it's not hard to do once you can convince yourself it's not going to be like a 10000000 piece jigsaw puzzle getting it back together!!</div> <bR> <div> Take pics as you go along. If it is a Harken winch, have a look at their website - they have exploded pictures of every winch they have made - so if you do run in to trouble, help is only a web page away!!                               Example   <A HREF="http://www.harken.com/pdf/44.2STE_HY-08.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.harken.com/pdf/44.2STE_HY-08."><U><B>DOWNLOAD</B></U></A><B> </B>FOR HARKEN 44 electric</div> <bR> <div> As for oils and greases. I used Harkens own.</div> <bR> <div> Don't over pack the winch thinking the more oil / grease the better it'll be!! Wrong - it'll just gum up quicker.</div> <bR> <div> Despite my Harken 44 winch looking pretty disgusting inside (I only bought the boat two months ago) - nothing needed replacing. </div> <bR> <div> Just a good wash off and a lube. Even the Pawl's were in good condition.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="aa058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="aa65bc40.jpg" border=0 width="603" height="452" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="aa85bc40.jpg" border=0 width="603" height="452" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="aaa5bc40.jpg" border=0 width="603" height="452" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Note the wine glass level</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="aa459c30.jpg" border=0 width="601" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="aa259c30.jpg" border=0 width="601" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="aa158200.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="800" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a9f58200.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="800" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> nearly there...                                                       Note the wine glass level</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a9e58200.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="800" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Ta-dah!!!! finished!</div> <bR> <div> Right, I'm off to finish that wine!</div> <bR> <div> Hope this helps someone.</div> <bR> <div> Ian - French Connection  - Sun Odyssey 37</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>