Keel Winch Woes -- Catalina 22 Keel Brake Winch Repair -- Jim's Little Boat

[@peterdarling8239]

Jim, Thank you for the shoutout - very good video

[@lpaone01]

Worked like a Charm, Jim. It worked like a charm.

[@Flynghi]

Thanks. My new winch started having the same issues last time out. Im gonna put this video to good use!

[@richardhukins1703]

This makes sense. thank you.

[@timburnett6729]

Good job bro

[@warnosher]

Thank You😊

[@martyb3783]

Very informative video. I just acquired a boat and the keel winch is missing completely. I need to research a new one and this helped a bunch. Thanks again.

[@jimslittleboat4388]

The winch they sell at Catalina Direct seems a litle pricey but it has the right size handle. If you get the same winch elsewhere the handle is generally too long.

[@martyb3783]

@@jimslittleboat4388 My boat is a 1974 Irwin 28 and parts are hard to come by. I will have to retrofit something. I am actually looking at electrics ones now because of the orientation. Thanks for your response!

[@diegogargano1421]

good morning and congratulations for the tutorials. I wanted to ask you if you can tell me how much the ballast of the Catalina 22 weighs. I should build one because I have to modify a boat from a fixed dinghy to a mobile one. Thanks in advance

[@28704joe]

A few drops of 3 in 1 oil on the "washers" before work is undertaken should reduce the friction enough to confirm or isolate source of friction. Thanks for video.

[@jimslittleboat4388]

Maybe, Joe. I would be careful, it relies on friction.

[@28704joe]

@@jimslittleboat4388 I'm sure there is a reason why designers did not introduce a worm gear winch and dispense with "friction" as a brake element. Thank you for your videos.

[@mrzif0013]

hey jim, what do you now of the 24 lacuna windrose sailboat .

[@jimslittleboat4388]

Nothing. I am not a student of any boats other than the Catalina 22 and the Tanzer 16.

[@SailingtheWestWind]

Nice video. Are you near the Columbia River?

[@jimslittleboat4388]

Olympia, WA

[@t3601f]

Learned a new word- botheration. Lol been there