Comments on: ‘air’ deck switch/electric winch http://setsail.com/air-deck-switchelectric-winch/ A New Paradigm for Cruising Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:58:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wayne Simmons http://setsail.com/air-deck-switchelectric-winch/comment-page-1/#comment-5494 Wayne Simmons Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:05:59 +0000 http://setsail.com/?p=10067#comment-5494 Hello Steve, thanks for the feedback on Lewmar deck switch. I found out that there is a small hole on the underside of the switch which can become clogged. Some seizing wire seems to have fixed the problem. New question: Our mizzen vang on our Sundeer 64' started leaking a litle hydraulic fluid. Another crew member had sheeted down the boom pretty hard. I assume that this could not cause the leak, and am considering a rebuild of the vang in Martinique. Any comment on how to determine whether rebuild is necessary? Thanks, we love our Sundeer and have logged over 10,000 miles on her now. bought her at Berthon. Wayne Hello Steve,
thanks for the feedback on Lewmar deck switch. I found out that there is a small hole on the underside of the switch which can become clogged. Some seizing wire seems to have fixed the problem.

New question: Our mizzen vang on our Sundeer 64′ started leaking a litle hydraulic fluid. Another crew member had sheeted down the boom pretty hard. I assume that this could not cause the leak, and am considering a rebuild of the vang in Martinique. Any comment on how to determine whether rebuild is necessary?
Thanks, we love our Sundeer and have logged over 10,000 miles on her now. bought her at Berthon.
Wayne

]]> By: Steve Dashew http://setsail.com/air-deck-switchelectric-winch/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 Steve Dashew Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:40:36 +0000 http://setsail.com/?p=10067#comment-5537 Hi Wayne: I doubt oversheeting caused the leak. Probably old age. Not sure what to suggest about rebuilding, except to check with the folks around the waterfront. Hi Wayne:
I doubt oversheeting caused the leak. Probably old age. Not sure what to suggest about rebuilding, except to check with the folks around the waterfront.

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