To make a long and frustrating story short, we managed to get the topmost fifteen individual pieces of each winch removed, but no amount of PB Blaster, twisting with a band wrench, tapping upward with a rubber mallet or cursing would coax the drums off so we could get to the innards and lubricate them.
More:
- Read (and hear) more about my “fun with Hurricane Milton” HERE.
- If you’d like to read and hear more about this trip (sailing with friend, patron and raffle-winner Tal Sutton), check out this post.
- More How Not To Sail Minute (daily/weekdays) podcasts at: https://hownottosail.com/minute
