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CARROLL ERTEL · 16-07-2007, 15:07

I HAVE JUST GOTTEN SOME OLD WILCOX-CRITTENDEN WINCHES AND WOULD LIKE TO SERVICE THEM BUT CANNOT FIGURE HOW TO GET THEM APART.CAN ANYONE HELP?

S/V Elusive · 16-07-2007, 15:19

Hi Carroll, and welcome to the forum.

A couple of points (none to do with the Wilcox Crittenden winches - but I'm sure there are folk here who will chime in on that):

You may want to fill in some of the blanks on your profile (click on the word "PROFILE" at the top right of the screen). This will help others understand any of your future questions and understand your background when you post advice or comments.

Second - Ettiquate and convention, on most boards and forums, is that typing in ALL CAPS is considered SHOUTING. Might I suggest that either all lower case, or mixed?

Again, welcome aboard.

CARROLL ERTEL · 16-07-2007, 15:36

Thank you Thomas.-Carroll

**GordMay** · 17-07-2007, 03:41

Wilcox-Crittenden (Marinium) Winches have been out of production for over 30 years, and they no longer produce or service Winches.
You might be able to track down some information through the new owners of W-C (Thetford).
Wilcox Crittenden (Formerly Wilcox-Crittenden Div North & Judd Inc
24 Rope Ferry Rd., Waterford, CT 06385
Tel: 860-447-1077
Don Allen or Scott Mason
Wilcox Crittenden
Wilcox Crittenden - Customer Service

Rig-Rite stocks for Handles (#WC 18841A- 8" or 10") for their Marinium (Aluminum) #1 Sheet Winch. Goto: Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailboats.

The C&C website has lots of service manuals for Barient, Barlow and Lewmar winches.
C&C Resource Center

ruidh · 22-10-2007, 14:13

I want to offer come actual information that didn't come from a web search.

You can disassemble the winch by unscrewing the screw reset into the top of the winch. Looking straight down, there is a round hole in the top of the winch which the end of the winch handle fits into. Use it like a screwdriver to loosen that large screw and the drum should come right off.

If you haven't done this before or it hasn't been done in a long time, BE CAREFUL. Have some plastic wrapped around the area to catch any stray springs and cams. I'm short two rachets in one of my C-W winches and I'm expecting I'll have to replace them this winter.

CaptainGrey · 06-05-2017, 17:14

If they are really old WC winches, like mine, there is a metal cap in the top that pops out. The screw that holds the winch together is under the pawls, under that metal cap. You can get a screwdriver past the spring between the pawls and back out the screw.

I just noticed how old this chain is. Still, it may be useful!

**GordMay** · 07-05-2017, 03:07

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, ruidh.

NYCLB1970 · 31-12-2017, 21:23

Any update would be appreciated. Alberg 30 #268 Nugget.

**Lepke** · 31-12-2017, 22:20

Most machine shops can rebuild any winch. Some winch makers service other brands. You might find an old parts book or manual on Ebay. Wilcox Crittenden may still have some parts or willing to supply info.

CaptainGrey · 01-01-2018, 07:43

I found a pair of identical winches in a consignment shop. By scavenging parts and cleaning them up with kerosene and a whetstone, I was able to build two good winches out of for not-so-good winches.

I also found a tool that had been rattling around ever since I bought the boat: stamped out of stainless steel, like an elongated H with a narrower end and a wider end, for reaching over the pawls and removing the screw that holds the winch together. One end is for the jib-sheet winches, the other for the smaller jib-halyard winch.

Capt. Yanni · 13-02-2019, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainGrey

If they are really old WC winches, like mine, there is a metal cap in the top that pops out. The screw that holds the winch together is under the pawls, under that metal cap. You can get a screwdriver past the spring between the pawls and back out the screw.

I just noticed how old this chain is. Still, it may be useful!

I have an 1969 Coronado 25 that I'm refitting to bring the main sheet into the cockpit. At a boating consignment shop I bought a Wilcox-Crittenden #1 winch. Your post is very helpful as I don't know what I'm doing or what to expect. I will have to open her up to install screws. Thanks - any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

CaptainGrey · 13-02-2019, 11:14

Capt. Yanni, where are you located? My winches have a special tool designed to straddle the pawls, but I've never seen others with similar construction. Send me a picture once you get the cap out.