[C38] Windlass

[Joseph Launie]

Ann,
     I will get to the boat this weekend and take pictures. I had a very 
good(and expensive) stainless man rework the bow roller and put a steel 
plate on the deck extending back to the anchor locker. We modified the 
door to the anchor locker to include a channel for the chain in 
stainless. The windless is a Simpson Lawrence with a rope section as 
well. We have never had a bit of problem. We have two switches on deck - 
the up on one side and the down on the other. We always have one person 
handling the deck anchoring duties while the other tries to make the 
boat go where it should. For bringing in a stern anchor which perhaps 
you do not want to work around to the bow and general anchoring chores 
we have 2 20 long sections of old genoas sheets with a large open 
stainless hock tied in the end of each. You insert the hook into the 
chain link and run the line to a handy winch and you can take the strain 
off the rode to clear aproblem at the winch, or pull the thing in 
without using the windless. For pulling it in you crank up to the end of 
the line, insert the second line to another winch, take up the strain on 
the second line and free up the first one. It really works quite well. 
Joe Launie/Macavity

Ann Boochever wrote:
> Thank you all for the help on windlasses. Lot's to think about, and it 
> sounds like Maxwell might not be a first choice. If any others have 
> ideas, we would be most grateful. Phil, it sounds like you fit yours 
> into the deck space just behind the anchor locker hatch. Did you have 
> to modify the hatch cover? Does it feed the rode into the locker 
> through a hawse pipe or in through the open hatch?
> Thanks!
> Ann and Scott
> Tacita II
> Juneau, AK
>
>
> On 6/10/09 7:58 AM, "Phil Gay" <eyriepg at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>     I installed a vertical Lofrans with a capstan/gypsy combination on
>     the deck so that the motor was at the foot of the Vberth (dry
>     location) and the chain/rode falls into the anchor locker.  The
>     tolerance for mounting was 1/8th inch but it works well.  I use
>     60' of chain spliced into 200' of 9/16" nylon 3 strand.  More
>     chain would be nice but I hate having that much weight up forward.
>      
>     Phil Gay
>     C38 049 Que Linda
>     Everett, WA
>      
>
>     *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>     [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *Ann Boochever
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:57 AM
>     *To:* listserve at catalina38.org
>     *Subject:* [C38] Windlass
>
>     Does anyone have advice on a windlass installation for C-38s. A
>     vertical windlass seems like the obvious way to go, but I recall
>     that some owners have mounted a windlass inside the anchor locker,
>     which sounds appealing. Also, is it best to install a dedicated
>     battery in the forepeak and, if so, where?
>     Thanks for your help!
>     Scott Miller
>     Tacita II
>
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