Help identifying old electric winch

[LifesBetterWhenYoureBeating]

Hi there,

Does anybody have any idea what's the make/model of this electric winch? A search for the motor make/model didn't help much.

I'm also trying to find out how this (seemingly rubbery, but now more like coal) washer could have gotten burned leaving a layer of soot around the shaft as can be seen on the 2nd pic

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[LifesBetterWhenYoureBeating]

Nobody's got any ideas?

[pjShap]

A Google search for Lucas M100 shows it as a starter motor for some British cars.

[Orion Jim]

A photo of the winch would help. The washer/seal has degraded due to one or more of the following; heat, friction, ozone, UV exposure, etc.

[LifesBetterWhenYoureBeating]

How weird, I did include this photo in the initial post but it shows up as an "Attachment ..." Link that doesn't work. Anyway, here's a photo of the actual winch

[Jim Cate]

I wonder if that was designed as a warping drum for a fishing vessel? Looks odd for a yacht winch...

Jim

[Searles]

It’s a Lucas u/k warping drum ,rope and chain ,just wrap the chain around about 3turns ,keep sone weight or load on the chain ,up she comes ,better with rope ,late 1960s as. Guess.⛵️⚓️

[LifesBetterWhenYoureBeating]

Originally Posted by Searles

It’s a Lucas u/k warping drum ,rope and chain ,just wrap the chain around about 3turns ,keep sone weight or load on the chain ,up she comes ,better with rope ,late 1960s as. Guess.[emoji569]️[emoji572]️

Do you know if they're still in business? Only thing I found was https://lucasuk.com/ but that doesn't look like it

[Searles]

Haven’t seen the Lucas model for many years,mainly used on big power boats to pull onboard mooring lines ,I think some winch makers still make the same style .⛵️⚓️