Windlass repaired (again)!

After a bearing started losing it's rollers in Bahia Santa Elena, we decided it was time to repair the windlass again. Luckily it never stopped working! We had a new bronze bushing expertly machined and installed here in Puntarenas. Turns out that there was supposed to have been a bronze bushing, NOT a roller bearing according to the drawings. Since the bearing is quite small and the loads are very high I am guessing (hoping?) that is what caused the failure. We are lucky to have the drawings, as our windlass is 21 years old and no longer manufactured.