Recent content by fsgjdsmith

Green House gases and Co2 Emmissions I read the other day that until Especially China, Russia, Japan and other Countries try to do ANYTHING about their emissions, no matter what the rest of the world does about their emissions, it will not have ANY effect on global warming what-so-every...

Frozen Clutch Nut..... I am going down this weekend with my Rubber Mallet, and small wooden wedge to tap on. Hey, I did notice in pics of almost ALL other Simpson Lawrence SEAWOLFs the shaft is flush with the outer part of the Clutch Nut? But mine the Shaft Nut is out and you can visibly see...

Anchor Clutch Nut frozen No, i do not have an Emergency Handle. I've always used a long heavy screw driver. This anchor is in excellent looking condition, even the gears look new and well greased. It has worked flawlessly every weekend until last weekend, i turned the clutch nut clockwise...

Was your Clutch Nut frozen? With your problem, was the Clutch Nut on the Starboard end of the shaft frozen? My Clutch Nut will not turn either way. I have Elect power, but when i push on the foot button, the drum and clutch will turn, but the gipsy just free turns in both direction? It is...

I have a Simpson Lawrence Seawolf with basically the same problem. However, I have power to the windlass, but the Clutch Nut will NOT turn in either direction, like it is froze? The drum and clutch will both turn with the electric foot switch, but the Gipsy is just free wheeling either...

Thanks I found a manual for it today. My boat is at a marina about an hour and a half away. I will do that for the first time this weekend. I've never had an Electric Windlass before, so i was a little intimidated at the thought of taking it all apart, actually the intimidation is trying...

I have a Seawolf 520 Windlass on my Carver Santego since i purchased the boat a few years ago. Never had a problem anchoring most every weekend, until this past weekend when I proceeded to drop anchor and the Clutch Nut was very difficult to turn clockwise. In the past just a quarter turn or...