Hi
I've had a Muir
winch on my
boat (2002) for some time and it always seems to have worked okay
Last week I was letting the
anchor out and after some 10m the
winch died.
So I've pulled the front of the
cabin apart to get to the winch and found the winch is no locked in / spinning around the capsan until it hits the side.
This tore the switch
wiring out of the solenoid when it spun around which explained why it stopped working.
I've had a look at some similar Muir winch
manuals and they suggest there is a hole on top of the
gear box in which you put a locking bolt in to lock the winch (see diagram).
I've located a few holes and put a long bolt in but it did not stop it spinning around.
Anyone got this winch and can show me where the right hole is, or better still a
installation manual.
I've looked at the Muir site but they only seem to have other models