[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising winch issues

[Matt Wilson]

Thanks for letting me know it was getting through. If anybody has any
ideas, I’d love to hear them. Thanks so much.

On Fri, May 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM BARRY RUEHLEN <RUEHBL at msn.com> wrote:

> Your email is going through. Unfortunately I can't help with the real
> problem.
>
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast raising winch issues
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> Hello everyone.  Wondering if my email went through.  I am obviously not
> very mechanically minded. If anyone can give me any help about the winch,
> the Mast raising winch that would be wonderful.
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > So glad the list is chirping with the sounds of spring!  Hope you are
> > sailing soon if not already.
> >
> > Last fall when I was attempting to lower my mast with the winch will only
> > pay out a few inches of line before the handle started to unscrew.  I
> > managed to get it down by tightening the nut on the handle side of the
> > winch but the same thing seems to be happening now. It seems like it
> > catches just fine to raise the mask so I should be fine this spring, but
> is
> > there something that needs adjusting or replacing from your experience?
> >
> > The nut on the handle Sides has a spring and the shaft of that bolt/nut
> > combo sticks out about an inch and a half or so. is that normal?
> >
> > I believe this is the original mask raising system from General boats.
> The
> > winch housing says Shelly on it.
> >
> > Thanks for whatever help you can give,
> > Matt Wilson
> > Hornblower II
> > White Bear Lake, Minnesota
> >
>