Removing the locking keys from the gypsy and warping drum required some skilled help (!) but once done, the anchor windlass came apart relatively easily. It was then shot blasted and undercoated, before being finished with several coats of Hammercoat and reassembled. Not as straight forward as all that but a nice period piece very similar to her original that was lost over the years and will look the part once fitted!
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