[C38] Windlass

[Phil Gay]

I didn't have to modify the hatch.  The chain drops through the bottom of
the windlass (and deck) directly into the anchor locker diagonally along the
sloping aft face of the locker.  My line is spliced to the chain so
everything runs smoothly around the gypsy.  I always have the anchor locker
open when I raise or lower the anchor so that chain doesn't bunch up on the
sloping side of the locker when the anchor is coming up.  It needs to free
fall about 10 inches to work smoothly.  I also watch the line when I drop
the anchor to make sure the slice doesn't twist the chain as it comes out of
the locker.

 

I have been meaning to take some photos and write it up for the Mainsheet.

 

Phil Gay

C38 049 Que Linda

Everett WA

 

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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Ann Boochever
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 6:44 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] Windlass

 

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
 

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[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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