Hello learned Forum. I have a pair of Series 7 Simpson
Davits on my
Hylas 54. One of the
Davits will suddenly only go down, not up. I think the magnetic
safety switch at the
head of the Davit is faulty. This would normally be activated by a magnet on the end of the Davit wire to prevent over tightening of the line pulling up the
dinghy. But it must be stuck in the closed (activated) position. I have tried gently banging the switch and activating it with a magnet. No use. So I want to replace the magnetic switch. No luck contacting the Simpson guys in the UK as they seem to all be attending
serial boat shows. Does anyone know if I can just get a generic 12 v magnetic switch. Or will it need to have specific operational parameters? There are some on line that seem to have identical dimensions but they are intended for home window/door
alarm systems. Will they
work?