Winches

Cleaning and rebuilding the winches

I dismantled, cleaned, lubricated, and rebuilt all of the winches on the boat. I don't think they had ever been done. These should be cleaned at least once a year if not more often.

Reasonably clean now with a little wear.

Boat maintenance

In preparation for our big summer cruises, I dismantled and cleaned lots of equipment on the boat, such as the winches.

The full winch exploded.

The clean winch