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Choosing size and orientation (vertical or horizontal), assuring alignment, matching your chain, mounting the windlass, and hooking up the power are all covered. A chart helps mate your chain with your wildcat.
[SailNet, 7 September 2002]
Two experienced cruisers debate the merits of electric -v- manual anchor winches. Pro and con arguments cover speed, cost, safety, reliability and feel.
[SailNet, 1 December 2001]
Reasons to have electric winch power, even on a 35-40-footer
[Blue Water Sailing, September 2002]
An argument that resisting modern technical devices - electric windlasses, automated navigation, and TV and satellite receivers as examples - enhances your privacy, literacy, opportunity for conversation, and enjoyment of the sea. 2 pages.
[Practical Sailor, 1 April 2002]
Matthews rates the equipment that he found most useful, including his anchor windlass, on a cruise from Charleston down through the islands to Venezuela.
[SailNet]
Brief grab bag of facts and commentary to help choose and maintain an anchor windlass or capstan. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]Note: For additional How-To resources regarding anchor windlasses, see the separate topic Anchoring Skills.
Most yachts have dozens of deck fittings, many which need backing plates, and all of which need to be watertight, strong, and functional. The author presents some tips for accomplishing these goals.
[SailNet, 26 June 2002]
A wide and deep list of inspections and tests you can do to be sure your (or your perspective) boat has no electrical or related problems. An excellent reference when adding or refitting electrical components. The pages are shareware; the author requests a small donation from users.
[Robb Zuk, Salt Spring Island, Canada]
The authors offer a novel and safe way of temporarily placing your batteries in series to double the voltage for high loads, such as bow thruster or anchor winch.
[Yandina Ltd., Beaufort, SC, USA]
Knowing how easy it is to retrieve the anchor with an electric windlass . . .makes the decision to set an anchor more than once a lot easier to make.
Sue & Larry
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