On a horizontal windlass, the motor is generally abovedecks (we have an exception here) and the rode comes over the top of the gypsy and then down. With a vertical axis windlass, the motor is mounted belowdecks, and its rode wraps around the gypsy for at least 180 degrees and then drops through the deck. We’ll only deal with two of those concerns in this windlass exploration: current draw and expense.Ī windlass is categorized as horizontal or vertical. CQR on an all-chain rode is a bit of a hardship to hoist bare-handed) the depth of the water and type of bottom in your anchoring grounds how much electrical current you can spare where to mount it what kind of lead you’ll have over the bow-and, of course, expense. Many, if not most, heavy-displacement cruising sailboats carry windlasses on the foredeck, but the decision whether to mount one on a smaller, lighter boat has to be based on several factors, including the size and type of anchor and rode used (a 35-lb. Guess what came to mind as we broke our backs all day in a recent anchor test (see PS, December ’03)? That’s right-power windlasses. Around here, one test often leads to another.
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