ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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glossieblack wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:30 am Are you likely to get the chance to progress your interestingly bespoke FS14 in the coming months?
Not likely. Covid hit us hard but we were recovering from that. Our weather has been rainy more than normal and once that goes away government funded unemployment is hitting even harder, since free money is easier to come by than working for it.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Sorry to hear that OQ.

Over the past week I've either refurbished or replaced all the components of Great Sandy's electrical anchor winch, with the exception of the motor's gearbox, which is yet to be repainted. Then re-assembly can take place.

Today I stripped down, de-greased, cleaned, re-greased, and re-assembled four of her eight sailing winches.

The first 2 pics show the end result of the stripping down, de-greasing and cleaning of a winch. The third pic shows the stage of reassembly when re-greasing takes place.

Careful examination of the third pic shows the 2x2 gears of the two speed winch on the lower two levels, and above the two roller bearings that lie between the winch's core and revolving drum.

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Serviced Great Sandy's remaining four sailing winches today.

Managed to dispatch one winch pawl and spring to Davey's Locker ...... stand by. :help:
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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I know that feeling. My first winch service, I dropped the retaining cap overboard. There were words inappropriate for children uttered at volume.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Half sheet baking pan works wonders for disassemble and reassemble of things that have parts that may try to wonder off.

Sorry to hear your parts taking a dip.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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The problem with winches is that the “spriooong” parts are in the barrel that you have to lift off. The best solution I’ve heard of is a beer case with a hole. Put it over the top and disassemble inside the box. Hopefully you do t lift the box until you ID every part.

Seems obvious when your looking into the drink and others explain how to prevent it from happening again.

That or carry spare winches and rebuild kits on board.
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Jaysen wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:44 pm I tried to say something but God thought I was wrong and filled my mouth with saltwater. I kept my pie hole shut after that.

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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My wife has forbidden spare winches.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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cape man wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:00 pm My wife has forbidden spare winches.
No matter age or condition they are in :doh:

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Thanks for overboard winch part commiserations Jaysen and OQ, and spare winch laughs cape man and Fuzz. :D

Fortunate to locally source a replacement winch pawl (fingernail sized) and spring this afternoon.

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Great deal GB glad you were able to find the parts. Tom
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