Hi All,
Does anyone have any experience with early model Antal winches? Our 235 came with two speed winches and I thought it would be wise to give them a service as the starboard one especially seems to be carrying a great deal of load when lifting the keel. I have bought the service packs c/w four replacement pawls and springs but when I removed the spiral circlip and lifted the body only two pawls are accessible. I contacted the UK Antal main agent who supplied me with an exploded diagram showing the winches fitted to be the 2001 model and this can only be dismantled to access the hidden pawls by removing the winch from the coach roof and undoing a screw underneath the baseplate. The next model of the same winch has a different arrangement allowing it to be dismantled without removing the baseplate.
Having removed the access plate beneath the winch, I find the five retaining nuts are glassed in and look as though they have never been removed. Does anyone have experience of removing one of these winches - and, moreover, any advice about sealing them when fitting them back?
Many thanks,
Adrian
Adrian Raymond
P235 no.15 "Gemily"