Ok folks, this is a new one for me.
Is it possible that the windlass can freeze up due to the cold weather?
I was working on the anchor connections last week and had no issues lowering/raising and testing the retrieval. Temps were cold, but above freezing as far as I recall.
Now, I go out and try to drop anchor (on trailer) to do some more work on the shackle(another story) and I can hear the solenoid clicking, but the windlass does not move in either direction. I have pulled the chain out of the gypsy and still no movement.
I tried the manual wrench method on the left side access for manual turning and it would not move. Actually, it did move a very tiny bit, but so little, was hard to say it moved......
The windlass is only about 4 years old and is in great shape, so not sure what it could be......
Is it possible that the windlass can freeze up due to the cold weather?
I was working on the anchor connections last week and had no issues lowering/raising and testing the retrieval. Temps were cold, but above freezing as far as I recall.
Now, I go out and try to drop anchor (on trailer) to do some more work on the shackle(another story) and I can hear the solenoid clicking, but the windlass does not move in either direction. I have pulled the chain out of the gypsy and still no movement.
I tried the manual wrench method on the left side access for manual turning and it would not move. Actually, it did move a very tiny bit, but so little, was hard to say it moved......
The windlass is only about 4 years old and is in great shape, so not sure what it could be......