Serviced Windlass
(pictures will be added when I have time to sit down for more than a minute)
Between Jonny and I we got the windlass apart, cleaned all the gears inside, and re-oiled the whole thing. Karen cleaned up the wooden pad on the foredeck where it is mounted, then I faired it with epoxy fairing compound (we had taken some big chunks out of it while trying to get the windlass off), sanded smooth, and painted it with an epoxy primer (primekote). Eventually I’ll have to put two coats of something different on it after it yellows, but there’s no time now.