[C38] Electric windless

[Richard Heller]

Because of the weight and the fact that there's no place else to put it, behind the engine it's going, but to tell you the truth, I'm wondering if it might be more trouble than it's worth. 




Richard 
Southern Comfort 
1983 - #128
Wilmington, CA




> On Jul 7, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Richard,
> 
> I live in Costa Rica, so there is no water heater in my boat.  It was removed by the PO, but even if my boat had it when I bought her, I would have removed it. 
> I have spent countless hours working behind that engine where the water heater used to be, so I now that it is so had to check the engine from that end.  I feel your pain!
> The sail locker shelf is big and close enough (to the engine) for a water heater, but I wouldn't install something that heavy on the port side, since there is a lot of weight on that side (galley, icebox, refrigeration unit, head, batteries, interior table)...
> 
> So, I guess that the original location is the right one.... Not the best for maintenance, but it is the best for balance.
> 
> Regards,      
> 
> Max Soto A.
> +506-8312-1367
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Richard Heller <RichardHeller at urbanwestcra.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks so much, Max. I'll give your blog a thorough reading. In the meantime, do you have any recommendations on a water heater? This is probably a silly question, but is there any other place other than behind the engine to install it?
>> 
>> Richard Heller
>> C-38 #128
>> Wilmington, CA
>> 1-310-625-8645
>> 
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>>> On Jul 6, 2016, at 7:15 PM, Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Richard, I installed a vertical windlass with drum and gypsy and a 1000w motor...
>>> I bought the Lewmar Concept 1 motor and then bought the Anchorlift deck mount with the drum and gypsy.. Turned out that they were compatible, and I spent less than $200 for such a complete system! LOL
>>> I installed the windlass with a little offset from the center line, to starboard.. That at it will align with the anchor roller that was installed on my boat..
>>> The motor is installed to port...
>>> You can check the installation  on my blog..    www.svestancia.blogspot.com
>>> Hope this helps!
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Max Soto A.
>>> +506-8312-1367
>>> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 11, 2016, at 19:46, Richard Heller <RichardHeller at urbanwestcra.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Ahoy and thanks in advance for your attention and any advice you may want to send my way. I've had my '83 Cat for a couple of years and I'm making a few upgrades. I'm changing out the old Autohelm auto and I also wanted to add an electric windless. Has anyone done or have this installation? Any information would be very helpful and appreciated. 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks very much. 
>>>> 
>>>> Rick Heller
>>>> Wilmington, CA
>>>> 
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