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Critical issues are solved this week as we tackle the Deck Layout and Line Winch Dilemma. Ensuring adequate reinforcement and correct alignment will be an ongoing issue until the boat is rigged, but making sure everything has been thoroughly researched and...

This week is mostly up to Noël to take on the boat projects as Grant is away in Yosemite on a rock climbing trip. This week consists of scrubbing the hull and all things winches! A first for Noël- so go easy on her and let her know how she did! She servi...

Lewmar Ocean 40 ST two speed winches need to be serviced annually. With cold, foggy weather and little to no wind what else do you do but DIY projects. We dismantled the winch and soaked the parts in mineral spirits before giving them a good brushing. Havi...

Servicing Lewmar, Enkes and Gibb winches in this episode! Work continues refitting our abandoned sailboat. This time it's all about the winches. We all know self tailing winches are crazy expensive so if we can save the winches which came on the boat th...

We live aboard our antique sailboat, Temptress, where we (Emily and Clark) fix almost everything ourselves. Today, Clark was going to teach Emily how to clean a winch, but then a neighbor’s refrigerator broke, and he went to help them. So Emily figured i...

In this extra episode we show you how to service a winch. The model we are doing the service on is a Lewmar ST50 but the principle is the same for most winches. On this service we found that two of the three roller bearings had fractured and needed to be ...

Get our Lewmar Winch Service Checklist on our website after you watch the video: https://sailingbritican.com/lewmar-winch-service-checklist/ It wasn't until we used our winch one day, and it made a horrible sound, that we discovered that it needed to be s...

We go on a couple adventures to find a few items for Saoirse, our 1971 Pearson 35, or Home as we like to call her. We go with some friends to look for some LED lights at IKEA. Then we take a relaxing stroll, BIRDS!!! on the beach. There is a ton of garbage...