Kent, You have a mystery of the universe! I don’t have a good answer, but I’ll rattle off some random thoughts that might tickle somebody’s brain to come up with a better idea... The circuit

Hi Mike. That would be am option. Only concern is the age. The gears may be worn down s bit. Where did you get your replacement. I am cruising in fiji Regards Danny Sent from my Vodafone Smart On

Alexandre, You've inspired me to tackle this job! A question: I am having a lot of trouble removing the outer clutch cone. Did you simply hammer screwdrivers in the very tight joint between it and

Thanks Bill. Not that I know of. But this may not be a new problem. I may have just discovered something that has been this way since I bought the boat. So if there is a single relay for the port

Tom, The breaker on the control panel does two things, it shuts off power to the control circuit, i.e.: the cockpit switches and relay coils. As you say, that prevents accidental operation of the

Hi Bill, As I said, I'm no electrician... You are correct. That said, I guess I don't really understand Kent's problem. If the relay were stuck in the on position, then it should be on all the time,

Thanks, Bill. So the relay for the port winch is in the coaming in the top of the cockpit locker. And the starboard one above the passageway ceiling? A pic of the inside of that box and closeup of

Thanks for your reply, Tom. I can still stop a runaway winch by opening the main switch at the battery bank, or the port winch breaker in the engine room. Has anyone else traced these wires to see

Tom, What you say is not correct. The switch on the panel controls the power to the COIL side of the main relay ONLY. The power side of the relay is controlled by breakers above the companionway up

Hi Danny. I just replaced our Leroy Somer gearbox with the one thanks to Steve Davis. I had cracked the housing whilst trying to remove the shaft. I believe the gears to be good and you are welcome to

Hello Bill, can you share your pics? My address is alex dot paquin at usa dot com Many thanks Alex SIMPATICO Maramu hull #94 1981

Hi Kent,As I always start off, "I'm no electrician", so... I don't think it's a stuck relay. If you are wired correctly, then even if you had a stuck relay, nothing should work if the 24V breaker is

Danny , I spoke to Maud last Thursday and she told me she was leaving on Holiday. Unlike in the US. ,I think when they go on vacation the whole company may shut down and their vacations may be a month

Hi Danny, I know the Leroy Somer is not interchangeable with the bonfiglioli box, as I have had both in my hands before and compared. I suspect Amel is on holiday at the moment, but you might try

Hi again robin. Any chance of sending me a photo of yours to simms@... perhaps it may fit. Regards Danny Sm 299 Ocean pearl Sent from my Vodafone Smart On Aug 2, 2016 7:33 PM, "robin6658@...

Thank you Robin. Mine is a Leroy somer unfortunately. I have had little success so far. Maud in la Rochelle has yet to reply and Amel Caribbean referred me back to them so if any one had a good

if it is a bonfiglioli (as mine is) - you can get an original from sotek.it for about 80 euros, however yours might be a different brand as your sm is much newer then mine robin sm

Hi Duane. Those are for the power to the winch motors (big wires). The breaker on the 24v panel (icon looks like a joy stick) powers the switch panel at the helm for all the winches, the windlass,

Maybe I'm not understanding your question. There is a breaker for the mainsail winch and the stbd winch above the midcabin birth, and a breaker in the engine room for the port winch. They are not

My pleasure Tom, Hopefully, the document, will help you and many others to see it is not too difficult… And I believe the more often this is done, the easier it will be to remove the parts. After