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Hi Matt, The solution I came up with when I rebuilt my fridge is I cut a square flange from 1.2mm 430 stainless steel and embedded that in the top of the fridge that receives the lid. I then cut a similar square flange for the lid. I fitted a standard magnetic fridge seal to the flange on the lid. The lid is hinged and seals on all four sides with the magnetic seal. I had the magnetic seal made to fit so there are no joins in the seal: Seal-A-Fridge: 0800 36 77 99 www.sealafridge.co.nz Although the seal holds the lid closed, I retained the original latch so the lid is latched

The winch is a Harken 980.3 st. The boat is an old 1981 Swan, 51.

Thank you Frank. I took the drum into 'Machine Part Welding' in Penrose today (they do repairs on aluminum cylinder heads, amongst other engineering). The engineer described a process almost word for word as you explain above, which gave me confidence they could do the job. Thank you Psyche and aardvarkash10 for helping work through the options. I am not sure yet whether Harken still supply these drums (waiting to hear back). I have found online 2 retailers in the US that have the drum; they are both seeking about $US3.6k (about NZ$5.9k) for the drum plus shipping. There is a 2nd hand wi

Thanks Psyche. The teeth on this model are a bronze gear that I will remove before welding. It's the fixing for this gear that I think corroded and created pressure that lead to the, as you note, quite a crack. I have loosen that fitting (bottom left hand in the photo below). I was going to ask the engineer to drill the hole rather than attempt it myself, but is time of essence and I should do that today? Thanks for responding Kieran

Hi Psyche. I have been googling but haven't yet identified the type of aluminum casting. Here is a picture of the damage. kind regards Kieran

Thanks motorb, aardvarkash10. I will check out the options during this week. I have identified the cause. There is a bronze gear fixed to the bottom of the drum with stainless fixings. Galvanic corrosion around the stainless fixing has put pressure on the drum. Kicking myself for not spotting it and attending to it. Today's job is to strip the gear from the partner winch, clean and duralac etc. Learnt something new about my boat, the hard way again... kind regards Kieran

A crack has appeared in my Harken winch drum. The winch otherwise works very well and is regularly cleaned and re-greased, though the winch would be pushing 30 years old or so. I am thinking of taking it to an aluminum wheel repairer to see if they can weld the drum. I am wondering if anyone has tried this option and how it worked out for them. Kind regards Kieran

Purchased. Thank you LBD.

Anybody intending to sail closer to home and willing to sell (or rent) their Jordon series drogue? My yacht displaces 40,000 lb (about 18,000kg) which I understand would require 147 cones. Regards, Kieran

Great effort by Rob and the Mana Club members; we all benefit from this work.