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13. Maintenance
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Spray the winch motor only with water repellant lubricating sprays.
Apply the spray directly
into
the motor. Avoid getting spray on
electrical wires or feedback potentiometer and controller enclosure
grommet.
Note: These sprays contain flammable propellants and
solvents. Allow a few minutes for the flammable components to
evaporate before running the winch
.
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Maintain a coating of white petroleum jelly (Vaseline) or Silicone
grease on all electrical connectors inside the yacht to protect against
'black wire' corrosion.
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Regularly re-pack the white petroleum jelly or Silicone grease under
the drum of deck mounted winches to protect the ball bearing.
Regularly remove the drum and re-coat the area around the shaft.
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Drain the boat of water as often as is required to keep the level of
water in the boat to an absolute minimum. After each days sailing
drain boat and leave hatch off to allow the boat to breathe and dry out.
This is important for all of the boat’s electrics.
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Do not attempt to seal the motor in any way. It must be able to breathe
for cooling purposes and also to dry out should moisture get in.
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Try to keep gears clean. Greasing is not necessary. Grease will only
attract grit which can damage the gears and will make the winch very
noisy.
14. Warranty
Your new SmartWinch is covered by a 12 month warranty. Should
any faults be found and are considered by RMG SailWinch to be our fault, we
will repair and return the winch to you free of charge.
