Lewmar windlass gearbox and motor surgery. Sailing Exodos, ep.50 

Yeah, the first and only time we used it, it stopped working and I smelled electric burn, so it really must be toast. And about DIY - when you just start working on it, often it's way more simple then you were afraid for, huh? 🙂And when something is toast anyway, it actually doesn't matter anymore, haha! But that (and the lack of a large bank account :D ) makes me want to try everything myself. And when you disassamble something, and put it back together again (hopefully), you know how it works, which can be very handy when you are on your own at sea.

You're welcome 😊 I am still struggling with that thing! Got to get it out again to remove the electromotor. Took me more than an hour! Motor is toast and even in the Lewmar factory they don't know anything about that 4 pole motor anymore 🙄😅

@@DoubleUThings Although Lewmar is a British company everything on my winch is metric and the gearbox has Bonficlioli on the casting, sound Italian so perhaps the electric motor is from Italy. My motor is also a 4 pole. Hope something works out.

You are welcome 🙂

Well, then you are further than I, because it still doesn't work :-) I think the electromotor is broken. Next job.

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Cheers will come as soon as i find a good motor! 😁

Gracias! And there is nothing wrong with your English 🙂

Thanx! 🙂

Thanx! Finding the new seals was actually not the problem. I just ordered them via the internet, when we were back in the Netherlands for a short time. Ours is the same age. And that not enough power thingy - ours the same. All that old stuff is not good enough for the heavier anchors we use nowadays, I think.

@@DoubleUThings I found something that might help you. From the Video the electrical connection were the two outside lugs, but this diagram shows outside and center D1 goes to switch ( or your positive ) and A2 is the battery gnd. D2 is not connected. Worth trying

A2 is the middle lug

Tja, ik was weer even van de straat, hè? 😁

Hi! Ehm... sorry, I really don't remember. I think I ordered them somewhere in the Netherlands. But I'm not shure. Lewmar says they don't sell seals? Totally annoying and stupid.

Thanx. There were 4 brushes, Geoff.

Thanx! But it's still not working, haha! Next job. I probably need to find a new (and stronger) electromotor.

@@DoubleUThings I am sure it worked when it was new. You do not need a stronger motor. Maybe you can find a motor shop which can repair your motor, or find a new one, but first make sure the motor is getting power. There must some relays somewhere which send power to the motor. check them out.

@@andyx7687 Sorry, I didn't see your reaction. Relays are fine. I checked all that. Motor is probably burned, because it smelled like that :-)

Oh, and yes, we need a stronger motor, because we have a heavier than standard anchor now.

I totally agree, Al 😬😂 I hope I'll learn from my mistakes one day. And i thought i had paper gasket, as you can hear in the video, but we are often at places you can't get anything else than groceries. And thanx!

Ja, ik heb een uitgebreide multimeter aan boord. Het ding is, Jan, dat ik alles doorgemeten heb en alles klopt. Ik heb later nog een accu naar voren gesleept en de polen met dikke startkabels direct op de elektromotor aangesloten, maar hij bromt zelfs niet eens. Dus ik ben bang dat die gewoon toast is.

Haha, I give you and me not much chance 🙂 I am still trying to get a new motor for this one, but even the manufacturer doesn't know anymore it ever existed! They know about the V700, but not about models before that. It is possible to repair your gear, though. If a welder welds up the "teeth" (make them bigger), and have somebody with a lathe and enough technical knowledge make the teeth as new, you are good to go. But I don't know how expensive that will be. Depends on which part of the world you are in. The poorer the country, the more people will be able to repair, instead of replace :-)

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't know anymore. I have been searching in my mail, but can't find anything back about it. 😕

Haha! Yes, it was about time, huh? I have tried to upload this one already for 3 weeks, but no decent enough internet. I finished the next one an hour ago. About the screwdriver 😁 It was not the best idea indeed, but i purposely used a "rounded" one. It doesn't have any sharp edges. And it has a soft character, haha! Thanx for the phosphoric acid tip, although i wouldn't know where to get that. Freundliche Grüßen zurück von die Nachbarn in Malta.

​@@DoubleUThings maybe Malta have a Growshop? haha PH minus bloom from Canna for the special "Flowers" ... is 59% phosphoric acid Otherwise maybe on ebay or ask at the hardware store but wear gloves and take care of your clothes The acid bleaches out the color Grüße nach Malta

Yep, you are right. The thing is that this particular motor has 4 cables. I know what the negatives and the two spinning direction cables are, but I don't know what the fourth one should do. I already asked a Lewmar dealer, but they had to send the question to Lewmar itself. Still no answer. Nowadays there are probably just three cable motors... So i didn't dare to test it, because I was afraid to ruin it.

@@DoubleUThings And no installation manual is available? or is it too old and no pdf at that time? 🙂

@@DoubleUThings I did check on Lewmar website, and I did find this manual that could apply to your model, even if sligthly different. Check pages 13 and followings for electrical wiring. www.lewmar.com/sites/default/files/V1-V6%20Windlass%20Product%20Manual%20iss11-English.pdf

Haha! Die spanning was niet de bedoeling 🥴😭 En ja, ik zal blij zijn als we die elektromotor aan de praat krijgen of een nieuwe kunnen vinden. Zeker als je diep ankert, hangen er heel wat kilo's ankerketting en ook nog eens 20kg anker aan je lier. En nou ben ik geen kleine jongen, maar dan moet ik af en toe wel even pauzeren met ophalen.

Nobody wants to have it :-)

Poop happens, right? 🙂