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Windlass Repair/Replace
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tsantoro
- Swabby
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:03 pm
- Home Port: Marblehead MA
Windlass Repair/Replace
I have a Superwinch 1452 Capstan Windlass on my '87 Albin 34 that has stopped working. It is not the switch or solenoid. Can the motor be removed without removing the anchor pulpit. Can the motor be replaced? Anyone have any experience with this or advice? Thanks!
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jleonard
- Gold Member
- Posts: 2115
- Joined: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:35 am
- Home Port: Mystic, CT
- Location: New Port Richey, FL
Re: Windlass Repair/Replace
Got any pictures? I couldn't come up with a hit on a google search.
I completely rebuilt a Nilsson winch 2 years ago and had the motor rebuilt.
I also took it completely apart last summer while underway to fix a broken shear pin.
A PIA job, but doable.
I completely rebuilt a Nilsson winch 2 years ago and had the motor rebuilt.
I also took it completely apart last summer while underway to fix a broken shear pin.
A PIA job, but doable.
Formerly
1983 40 Albin trunk cabin
Attitude Adjustment
Mystic, CT
1983 40 Albin trunk cabin
Attitude Adjustment
Mystic, CT
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tsantoro
- Swabby
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:03 pm
- Home Port: Marblehead MA
Re: Windlass Repair/Replace
Can't find any pictures that might be helpful - will keep looking. If you zoom in you can see the capstan (wrapped by the anchor chain) protruding through the wooden anchor pulpit with a rubber foot switch on deck. The motor is accessible through the anchor locker. I can't tell yet where the bolts or screws to remove the motor are. If I need to remove the pulpit to get to the bolts/screws, that's a much bigger deal than I want to deal with... Thanks!!
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DougSea
- Gold Member
- Posts: 2762
- Joined: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:45 am
- Home Port: Safe Harbor - Essex Island Marina, Essex, CT
- Location: Essex, Connecticut
Re: Windlass Repair/Replace
Did you ever have any luck tracking down the bolts and getting the winch off?
Doug
Sonny IV
2006 35TE Convertible, Volvo D6-370's
Former owner - Sonny III, 1997 28TE with "The BEAST"
Sonny IV
2006 35TE Convertible, Volvo D6-370's
Former owner - Sonny III, 1997 28TE with "The BEAST"