Lewmar Windlass pro series troubleshooting

[Jvancul]

Last night while anchoring, lowering fast suddenly the capston stopped working, it was not engaged with the shaft.

We have had the boat for a few months and have had no issues with the windless.

-Up down buttons still spin motor but shaft not spinning
- loosened clutch to drop anchor manually
- tightening clutch did not fix issues.

Any suggestions to help us troubleshoot?
We are day 1 of 9 days in the Gulf Islands (BC) and don't want to head home. ( Yes I know manual is an option🙂

Thanks Jen

 

[Red Raven]

Check the drive pins.

See this thread.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16812&p=109918&hilit=Windlass+drive+pins#p109918

 

[Osprey]

The problem could well be on the port side of the windlass. You will need to remove the gear cover to investigate. On the inner side of the centre gear is a sliding engagement device. This device can stick due to corrosion or lack of lubricant.

Viewing the video "Lewmar Windlass Tear Down 3" will be helpful.

















the engagement

 

[Chimo]

Check the drive pins.

See this thread.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16812&p=109918&hilit=Windlass+drive+pins#p109918

Hi Curt

The Amazon and Walmart pins look like they come from the same manufacturer. Shipping on Amazon is currently quoted as about 26 days direct into Canada, similar on Walmart, with no duty. That usually means they are coming direct from China. Did these work out OK for you?

Cheers

David

 

[Red Raven]

Hi David,

I received my bag of pins and put them in my spares box. They looked right but I have not actually tried them. Something I should do for sure. Perhaps Al (scross) has?

Curt

 

[rpmerrill]

Replacement pins went in perfectly. As I recall it took only a few minutes.
The old ones were dirty and rusty but they looked like they had not lost their integrity.

 

[scross]

Curt,
The stainless pins from Amazon fit just fine. I’m going to take a look at them at the end of the season to see how they are holding up but I don’t expect any issues.

 

[Chimo]

Curt,
The stainless pins from Amazon fit just fine. I’m going to take a look at them at the end of the season to see how they are holding up but I don’t expect any issues.

Thanks both. I now have a new job on the list.

 

[Jvancul]

Hello all,



Just want to give you update on our Lewmar Pro 1000 windlass for closure of this thread.

Thanks to those who replied with info and links.



My husband checked the drive pins and they looked OK – they are on the starboard side and connect the shaft to the gypsy.
Our issue was the shaft itself was not spinning. So he took off the cover on the port side and quickly found that the small pin (#13) had come out of the motor pinion (#11). Put that back in and fixed the problem. Easy fix!

And we stayed out for our week holiday.


Cheers.jen & Adey

 

[rpmerrill]

At the suggestion of this thread, I decided to check the gearbox side for corrosion and grease condition.

Pretty easy task to open it up. The interior was pristine with very clean vaseline looking grease. I redistributed it back onto the gear faces and went to button it up.

The cover fits very nicely onto some locator pins and engages two shafts that are part of the geartrain. One shaft penetrates to the exterior and the other one is entirely internal. With the cover off, the second one sags just enough to make it impossible to get the cover on. I took a couple tries at it... getting the silicone sealant smeared all over the windlass and my fingers. (Insert some 4 letter words here.)

The gearbox would probably reassemble easily on a bench just by laying it on its side, but gravity was getting in the way. Luckily I remembered a ball of string in my toolbox. I was able to use the string to hold the shaft up, slide the coverplate partially on and then pull the string out. (all covered in grease and silicone)

It was a mess. I was able to clean the silicone off the chrome after it cured and re-seal the joint a lot more neatly from the outside.

Every day's an adventure.

 

[Someday*]

I have so much to learn...I don't even know what tools I'd need to do the above yet.

 

[rpmerrill]

Metric Allen wrench pretty much does it.

 

[rpmerrill]

Oh, and to access the drive pins on the stbd side... a lewmar wrench with a square drive head (used for adjustment of the windlass "clutch". I seem to remember that it is a standard 3/8 drive that you find on a ratchet wrench.

 

[Someday*]

Metric Allen wrench pretty much does it.

😀