Saintly Fish

Same to you Dave, and ALL you Outlaws. Even those that hide on the sidelines!! Merry Christmas 🎄🎄

Oh, I thought you meant the love he has for @GPSguru and his fantasies.

@JonC isn't THAT hairy !!

Hmmmmnnnn nah

Yep, the on/off button was too big!

Yep, defo a new record. But TBF my breakages are normally due to somebody else's fault! Take my deck wash pump inlet hose for example!!

Can you not get it replaced under warranty? It shouldn't break that easy!

My winch was already on the boat when I bought it Dave, so I don't know that answer. If you need some wire I have some, look in the "for sale" section for details.

I'm no way near as ancient as you and @GPSguru so the conversion is not familiar! Plus I'm too busy running around fixing things to find an abacus and chalk board!

Let us know how that goes, and how you got round it!!

Is the 700 going to be powerful enough for your size boat.? Personally I'd have got the 1000. Mind you looking at their product selection tool on the web site, it looks like they don't do the 1000 anymore. Not for my chain and rope size anyway. Did you use the selection tool?

Google did the math not me!!

Don't worry I did maths. around 39.6lb

Yeah but I asked in lbs !!

Bloody hell Jon, that's a whopper. I didn't realise they went quite so big, what was the weight (in lbs please)?

Witch size did yew go fore?

Now this does sadden me. Many happy memories from my late teens early twenties, bombed out my head listening to them. I even dragged the Mrs to Southampton guildhall to see them around 6 years ago!! They still had it!! RIP Terry!

That's a nice plump double figure pig. Good work to dad!!

No he uses red and white plastic stuff.

Does the chain not fuck up the Grp eventually when it's dragged over the surface all the time?

@daio web Ive just lifted this from a post on another boating forum. Looks like you may have to replace... Hi i have a South Pacific windlass which has developed a fault and is still under warranty. I have contacted South Pacific who are based in Australia who then gave me two contact addresses for their technical support in the U.K after telling me that the postage charge to Australia would be expensive. When i contacted these supposedly technical support teams they told me that they were not qualified to repair my windlass they were only distributors for South Pacific. After that failed i got back to South Pacific who then told me to go back to the original supplier who were Essex Boatyard has the windlass was supplied with the boat. They told me the same thing that they only supply the windlass and they do not repair them, failed again i then got backed to South Pacific to explain the failed situation that i was in. When i had a reply off South Pacific they told me that i had to send my windlass to Taiwan for repair i had a price for postage it was £206 with insurance for cover up to £500 for one way so i should expect the same price for the return journey. My experience with South Pacific was that they were not very helpful they have no technical support in the U.K, after i done every thing that they proposed they kept on moving the goalposts to prevent me from having the windlass repaired in the U.K although they carry a 3 year warranty after the first 12 months the supplier will wash their hands with you and tell you to send it to Taiwan (very expensive) so if there is anybody wanting to buy a windlass make sure it is made Europe and that they have a repair centre either in the U.K or Europe not the other side of the world where these idiots want you to send it. After my experience with South Pacific i would not entertain them they are very awkward people to deal with you know the saying buy cheap buy twice because buy the time you pay for postage it will nearly equal the price of a new windlass perhaps that is what South Pacific aims for you to buy a new windlass and then they do'nt have to repair the faulty windlass under warrenty. So best of luck getting you spare part.

Hmmmn I've never heard of a South Pacific. If you need to replace I can recommend Lofrans. I have a 1000 size on my boat and it's real powerful!

Do you need to replace Dave, maybe a service kit and some tlc of your existing one would be better provided the winch is man enough? Or is this an opportunity to upgrade?