bsangs
E35-3 - New Jersey
Last winter I removed all eight winches from "Radiance," brought them home, gave them a thorough cleaning, replaced a few pawl pins, lightly re-greased/oiled them, and reinstalled. Some people on the internet recommend doing this annually, but I have a difficult time imagining mine are gunked up enough again to necessitate that. They got fresh water rinses after sailing, and we had a lot of rain this summer, so some times I'd leave the covers off to give them an extra rinse. What's the general consensus here on a schedule for winch maintenance?