Charlie, Those are aluminum. I don't know if they can take sandblasting or not.
Joel On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 9:01 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey listers; > > My primary winches (Lewmar 48-52 (?), grey color, not chrome) have lost > most of their initial roughness so that now it > takes more turns than it should for the line to not slip. Given that they > have been used regularly for ~ 17 years for club racing, > I am not disappointed nor surprised. > > Inside they are fine for their age and have been more or less regularly > serviced. > > My question is what is the best/cheapest/etc. way to get them 'roughed' up > again. > > I thought that having them sandblasted with coarse sand could do it or > maybe just some rough hand sanding. > > Any others suggestions or thoughts on this problem would be appreciated. > New is not an option! > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb 1995 > Greenville, NC > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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