SP3
Member
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2021
- Messages
- 13
- Vessel Name
- Sea Prince III
- Vessel Make
- Converted Dungey Crabber (Made on the shores of the Fraser River)
Hey All -
I am working on getting things in order and have been having trouble getting the reel winch to let the rode out. It comes in fine. The set up has a cover over the drum, so I am can not see how the parts go together. The mechanism that the hydraulic hoses hook into is badly rusted, but as I stated, has no problems pulling the line in. There is a dog brake that twists 90 degrees and a brake that needs to be rotated half a dozen times (but honestly, it hasn't freed up the drum). What I have have had to do is pull the rode out by hand, which is kind of absurd. It's a fishing hookup so has 15 feet of ginormous chain, followed by 30 or so feet of 3/4, then nylon.
I think the issue is something is not releasing to allow the drum to spin, but the hydraulics easily over come the friction. Any ideas on where to start looking for a problem? I'll see if I can get a couple of pics up.
We had a 32 foot sundancer tied to our starboard over the weekend, and I don't think the rode ever pulled tight and we rotated 180 degrees over night.
I am working on getting things in order and have been having trouble getting the reel winch to let the rode out. It comes in fine. The set up has a cover over the drum, so I am can not see how the parts go together. The mechanism that the hydraulic hoses hook into is badly rusted, but as I stated, has no problems pulling the line in. There is a dog brake that twists 90 degrees and a brake that needs to be rotated half a dozen times (but honestly, it hasn't freed up the drum). What I have have had to do is pull the rode out by hand, which is kind of absurd. It's a fishing hookup so has 15 feet of ginormous chain, followed by 30 or so feet of 3/4, then nylon.
I think the issue is something is not releasing to allow the drum to spin, but the hydraulics easily over come the friction. Any ideas on where to start looking for a problem? I'll see if I can get a couple of pics up.
We had a 32 foot sundancer tied to our starboard over the weekend, and I don't think the rode ever pulled tight and we rotated 180 degrees over night.
