I have a tube of Barient winch grease, of all things. I actually *use* the Lewmar grease.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 24 January 2014 18:25, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I agree. Winches are one of the most neglected pieces of hardware on a > sailboat. I get a lot more work repairing marine heads than I do cleaning > and lubricating winches. A lot of boat owners wait until their winches are > practically seized up before they figure it out. > > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John irvin <john.ir...@rogers.com> > *To:* Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com>; "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* > *Subject:* RE: Stus-List Winch grease, Harken or Lewmar? > > The most important thing is to clean and lubricate often. > ------------------------------ > From: Dennis C. > Sent: 24/01/2014 18:03 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Winch grease, Harken or Lewmar? > > I usually use the Harken on port winches and the Lewmar on starboard > winches. Or is it the other way around? > > Seriously, they're both good. I think it's more important to not > over-apply the grease than which grease you use. More is not necessarily > better when greasing winches. Excess grease may collect in pawl pockets or > run out on the deck. > > I think I prefer the Lewmar simply because it's a lighter color. In the > Deep South, I worry more about the grease getting hot in the sun and > running out of the winches. Niether the Harken or Lewmar seems to do > that. But should it run, I'd rather the lighter color on the gelcoat. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > *To:* cnc-list CNC boat owners <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:19 PM > *Subject:* Stus-List Winch grease, Harken or Lewmar? > > Thought I'd ask the experts, "Which winch grease is better to service my > 1989 Barient (aluminum drum) winches?" 21, 27, 28 > > Harken synthetic? Black, waterproof, non-aging. 3.5 oz for $12.89 > > Lewmar Multi-Purpose? Tan, Calcium-sulphonate based, like Lubriplate AA > 3.5 oz for $15.49 > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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