The images above show a Simpson Lawrence windlass from the 1920s, before and after restoration.
Restoration Services
When machinery is in service onboard a vessel for many years, major maintenance or restoration is needed periodically in order to prevent it from becoming ineffective, difficult to use or even dangerous. In some cases, equipment we receive for restoration can be well over 100 years old, requiring full restoration and in some cases modernisation, for example adding a powering function to previously manually operated machines. Our in-house engineering and design capability allows us to make these modifications discreetly, whilst retaining the original, traditional appearance.
A windlass sent over from Japan for restoration!
The images above follow the restoration of Cynara's windlass, which was sent to us from Japan, and returned looking rather different to when it arrived!
The images above show a fully restored Simpson Lawrence SL500, with bronze gypsy and warping drum made in-house.