Lofrans Anchor windlass only works in one direction?

[crewtv]

LOFRANS TIGRE 12v 1100 windlass only works in one direction. I get a click from the relay box in the electrical panel but no go. It lifts up but not down as it did a few days ago. Any experience with this? thanks

[sailormed]

Check the contacts in the relay box, most probably corroded.

[AA3JY]

Check the contacts in the foot up-down switches..also try the (optional) remote if one has it..

[Olorin]

Swap the power relays in your relay box. If it changes the direction of the problem, then you have a bad relay.

I always carry a spare.

When caught out, I choose to have it work in the up direction.

[wingless]

It looks like the motor on that windlass has three high current terminal lug bolt posts.

On my windlass, also with three posts, one of the nuts was over tightened when the boat was built, causing that bolt to eventually fail.

The result was that the windlass would only drive up and not drive down.

My solution was to disassemble the motor and replace the broken bolt with one that I created by modifying a purchased part.

My repair has remained intact for well over a decade.

[Kalinowski]

Check to see if your windlass has a "fall safe" switch. Mine was located on the drum. The purpose of it is to prevent accidental dropping of the anchor. It took me a couple of days to figure that one out. This was on our 27' power cruiser with a vertical windlass, not our Pearson 424.

[patprice]

Originally Posted by wingless

It looks like the motor on that windlass has three high current terminal lug bolt posts.

On my windlass, also with three posts, one of the nuts was over tightened when the boat was built, causing that bolt to eventually fail.

The result was that the windlass would only drive up and not drive down.

My solution was to disassemble the motor and replace the broken bolt with one that I created by modifying a purchased part.

My repair has remained intact for well over a decade.

My past situation exactly.