Winch Maintenance. How to service a sailboat winch. This Twelve minute video will help you keep your two speed Lewmar 40 sailboat winch running smoothly. The video is 12 minutes but it takes about an hour to service the winch.
Dave shows you how to dismantle, clean, lubricate and re-assemble a Lewmar 40 winch on Zephyr IV a 35 foot Westerley Ocean Quest sailing boat. I hope this might inspire some of you to have a go. It's not that difficult but it's a bit messy with grease and stuff.
