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shows the Windlass installation in my MaXum. The Windlass is a Simpson-Lawrence
Sprint 500 vertical windlass, which uses a PM 2 wire motor. It has a rope/chain
gypsy, and runs 200 feet 1/2" double braid anchor rode and 40 feet
1/4" HT chain. I use an 18 lb Danforth anchor, which works well for the
bottom conditions here in Puget Sound.
Due to the high cost of windlass control systems, I built my own, saving alot of money, and ending up with a system custom tailored to my boat. After 3 years of operation, the original composite gypsy was so worn and degraded it no longer gripped the rode properly. I replaced it with a bronze gypsy from pyacht.com. It's $154, but worth it for the increased reliability. |