I had no idea the grease was so critical, and so unavailable. To low a viscosity and the grease will not separate and lubricate the moving parts (and may leak out of the case), to high and it will interfer with proper function of the springs with the gears. Complete with installation/ user manual, matching s/s hawse pipe and teak plinth, as shown. It was working OK when I took it off the boat this year to replace with an electric windlass. The thickeners in the grease function something like sponges, releasing the lubricating fluid (base oil & additives). S-L Anchorman Manual Vertical Windlass, model 0044200from July 2000. Greases with identical NLGI grade could have very different base-oil viscosities. The oil used determines the base-oil viscosity. The NLGI grade is critical - primarily a function of thickener used in the grease formulation. Fortunately, Tim Dean at Florida Rigging & Hydraulics re-discovered a 5 gallon container of the Starfak 00 (its no longer made) and shipped me the 5lbs I needed. IMPORTANT Protect the gear box and electric motor with suitable anti-corrosion spray such as CRC® Heavy Corrosion Inhibitor, Corrosion X®, Tectyl® or similar product. ![]() Of course, I disassembled before I had the grease in hand, originally Texaco, then Starfax 00 (NLGI Grade 0/00), then Shell Retinax TL 00, then Shell Gadus S2 V220 00 about 3 years ago. Make sure that the windlass shaft and gear box bushing are well greased with suitable marine grease before installation (See photo P 1).
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