GIBB 7STA self-tailing winch
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:11 pm
Hi Folks,
Does any one have these winches on their boat. They have a swivelling plastic arm to guide the sheet into the cleat at the top. The problem is that they are 30-40 years old and the plastic is now deteriorated and jammed so that they don't swivel. The rathcet pawls on one needed cleaning so I disassembled it. Does anyone have any tips for bringing the plastic part back to life? At the moment its soaking in silicone lube.
Winch when new.
The offending part.
The disassembled winch.
Does any one have these winches on their boat. They have a swivelling plastic arm to guide the sheet into the cleat at the top. The problem is that they are 30-40 years old and the plastic is now deteriorated and jammed so that they don't swivel. The rathcet pawls on one needed cleaning so I disassembled it. Does anyone have any tips for bringing the plastic part back to life? At the moment its soaking in silicone lube.
Winch when new.
The offending part.
The disassembled winch.