I recently spoke to a Laser 28 owner in Oregon and he found this company in Australia who has Maxwell winch parts for sale. Great news for sure.

Australian Yacht winch (Sales) Pty. Ltd.
4 Narang Place
St Marys N.S.W. 2760, Australia.         

Phone +61296232448
Fax     +61296232265
Mobile +61412864484
Skype huttonwinches
                          Hutton winches, 100% owned and manufactured in Australia.
Hutton sheet winches, Hutton winch drives, Hutton anchor winches, Hutton boombrakes, Hutton power & manual furlers.
                                                 Hutton Non Ferrous Foundry
                                     Firdell radar reflectors,manufactured in Australia.
                                   Rutgerson deck hardware, hatches & ports windows.
                    MZ electronics chain counters, winch controls, remote, radio, & deck switches.
                          Barlow, Barient & Maxwell spare parts and power drive conversions.
                 We power all brands of winches,Harken,Lewmar,Andersen, email or call for a quotation.
               Second hand winches, We hold large stocks of all brands, call or email with your requirements.

                                            Please visit http://www.huttonwinches.com/ - http://www.huttonwinches.com