Lewmar Winch Circlips

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:00 am

One of my Lewmar #7's decided to come apart, loosing the spiral circlip overboard. Lewmar no longer carries parts for this old-timer.
Checking on the internet I can come up with a ring that's almost a perfect match, but I'd have to buy 100 from the supplier.

Does anyone know of a retailer that specializes in this kind of snapring?

Rachel · Post by **Rachel** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:39 am

These aren't marine-specific, but McMaster-Carr shows quite a variety of "retaining rings." Here's a link to the section:

http://tinyurl.com/ytfyle

Ceasar Choppy · Post by **Ceasar Choppy** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:06 am

Try Bam Miller at Oyster Bay Boat Shop.

http://www.oysterbayboatshop.com/contact.php

I haven't used them yet, but I'm getting ready to send my winches to them for re-chroming. He's pretty familiar with Lewmar winches.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:20 am

Thanks for the links, guys.
I managed to find exact replacements at Smalley Steel Ring Company. The good news was they had a local distributor who stocked them, and could supply them to a nearby bearing shop for re-sale.

Then the manager of a local marine store found a couple in her own personal spare parts bin, so now I have two new rings and a couple of spares!

I guess that puts a lid on the self-tailers for a while :-(