J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Barient Winch Reconditioning

Anybody have any luck contacting ARCO, that australian winch company that has the Barient parts? I sent them an e-mail, through the newer link, a couple of weeks ago and never heard back. I'd like to get a set of springs and pawls before disassembling my winches. Are there any other sources for these parts? ARCO lists the shipping charge to the states as $80US base rate. This is a little steep for $24 worth of parts.

Any ideas?

alan , a company in calif.has parts for the winches,when i rebuilt mine i was in contact w/arco and the calif co. i can't think of the name and i will see if i have the number in my file but i seem to recall the info was in the old forum maybe it is archived someplace? i do have an exploded drawing of the 2 speed 27 self tailer if your intrested w/original part numbers

Thanks, Paul. Anything you can provide will be helpful. I dont have selftailing winches but many of the parts are probably the same. Hopefully, someone who remembers the old forum info will come forward. I know alot of that stuff was lost.

alan the i found the name. glenns diagnostic & marine maintenanance 4565 anne sladon oceanside ca. 92057 ph 760 722-8277 info from letter post marked jan-1998 i remember speaking to glenn he was very helpful with advise and and pricing ,though i did not use him (a local machine shop did the work) his suggestions helped a lot,and he sent me the drawings. if you provide me w/ fax number i will sent what i have you can e mail me at frolic472@aol.com or post here.
good luck
paul battin frolic 472

You might try Lewmar customer support. I was at the TPI open house a couple of weeks ago and the fellow from Lewmar mentioned that they still have springs for Barients available.

Hi everyone, just started working on our newly aquired J30 #271 and while dismantling the large winches on the coachroof we found that we could not remove the center shaft which runs through the bronze post from top to bottom. Any ideas? We are also having difficulty removing the two Zincs located in the engine. Soaked them with WD40 and tapped on the wrench with a hammer. Any suggestions?

If you are servicing Barient winches that were on the coachroof like my boat (hull 447), then you have to remove the winch from the deck. Next, remove the ring from underneath that holds the shaft in place. It is a little difficult to get to, but with a small screwdriver and some patience you can get it off. As far as zincs, my engine only has one, and I needed a very large wrench to get it off the last time.

I used a chain pipe wrench to remove the cast fitting from the engine and took it to the shop and using a vise was able to remove the zinc. I used the vise to hold the zinc and the chain wrench on the cast piece. You will have to carefully remove the water hoses and the stainless fittings from the cast fitting in order to turn it loose from the engine. Hope this helps The aft fitting is much easier.

The Yanmars in J30s did change during the production run. So, there may be differences in the location and number of zincs. I have hull #359 produced in 1981 (commisioned in '82). My Yanmar 2GM has one zinc on the aft side of the cylinder head and one zinc on the starboard side of the block. The zinc on the head is mounted on a plate that is fastened to the head by 4 bolts. This one is relatively easy to remove. The zinc on the block is threaded into the block and needs a large socket to remove. I had lots of trouble with this one. The method that ended up working was to place a piece of wood on the side of the quarter berth (cushion removed), get a big socket with extension and ratchet, rest the head of the ratchet on the block of wood, put my back against the underside of the deck above and push hard. This method does provide for lots of leverage. If you have a breaker bar (hollow tube) you can slide that over the ratchet handle for more leverage.

Good Luck.