Installing Windlass on E32
Date: June 29, 1999 Has anyone installed a windlass on a 32"? I am especially interested in the manual type. If anyone has installed one I would be interested in the make & model, location of installation, and how the rode fed through the deck. Date: June 30, 1999 I installed a manual windlass on my E-32: It is a Simpson Lawrince High Speed (there's a misnomer). I backed it with a 5/8" aluminum plate that is about 15" wide and runs from the back of the existing anchor locker to a point just forward of the aft edge of the foredeck. I also installed two 10" cleats directly behind the windlass. To stow the anchor line, I made a rope locker that I mounted to the bottom of the existing anchor locker. The aft end of the new rope locker extends back underr the windlass and and is angled forward to cause the rope to self stow (to a point). The rope passes through a piece of 1 1/2" pvc pipe directl to the rope locker. I cut an access port in the existing anchor locker that passes into the rope locker that allows me access to the anchor line, and I installed a screw in type access port to keep seawater entry to a minimum. I also installed a 5/8" drain hose that is plummed like the one in the existing anchor locker. I do not care for the manual windlass too much - it is too slow. The only time I use it for lifting anchor and chain is when I'm anchored in deep water with a lot of chain (heavy dead lift). If there is ANY urgency at all, the windlass is just too slow. It is a well made piece of gear and works well for such things as tensioning the boat off of a bulkhead in a med-moor. The locker I made works pretty well- the line and chain come out perfectly, but when stowing , I have to stop every once in a while to move the line or chain away from the feed tube. A deeper locker would not have this problem, but I do not want to give up any sleeping comfort in the V-berth. If you have a fax I would be happy to fax (or snail mail) a sketch to you of what I did-I do not have a scanner to allow me to e-mail it . If I was doing this project over , I would Definitely buy an electric windlass:it would see much more use than the manual. Date: June 30, 1999 Count me in ! I have a '32 and the anchor is a pain ! Let me know how you make out. Date: June 30, 1999 I have exactly the same questions. There are several powered windlasses available in the $550-800 range, but the manual type appeals more to me in case of power failure and kedging off. Comments would be appreciated. Date: April 9, 2003 Hello Endeavour 32 owners, Date: April 9, 2003 Erik, Date: April 22, 2003 Hi Erik: Are you really sure a windless is best for your boat? There are several downsides to installing one on your E32, and I would encourage you to consider very carefully before buying and installing one. With my CQR, I have never had a time when I couldn't win the anchor by hand. If it was really buried, I applied patience and the 6-ton mass of the boat to convince it to come home. This has been needed only rarely, but I have put a turn of anchor rode (line or chain) around one of the bow cleats and let the motion of the boat (with or without motor assist) slowly but firmly rouse the CQR from its bed. Although a windlass will give you more mechanical advantage than your gloved hands will when the anchor is stuck, I have found that I can pull the anchor in MUCH FASTER when raising it by hand, than when I'm using a mechanical windlass (on a friend's boat). Winning the anchor by hand also gives you a great reason to say "Arrr, Arrr, Arrr" out loud, although this is of lesser importance than having the foredeck space for sitting, sunning, listening to the waves splashing on the hull, and not ripping your little toe off on a hunk of metal that would be just as happy eating your flesh as your anchor rode! So there you go. Free advice, and maybe worth every penny you paid for it!
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From: Erik Hasselbach ingriderik7@msn.com
I am considering installing a manually operated windlass. If it wasn't for the anchor locker, I would not have a question. I have a 25lbs CQR anchor on a roller, the shaft is secured on the locker via chain on a chain stop. Where should I install the windlass( I have a Lofrans Royal in mind) and what should I do with the anchor locker?
From: Henry Mustin BElisius@aol.com
You are either going to have a windlass, or an anchor locker, but not both!
I did see one interesting mounting, where the forward part of the locker was sawed across the forward third of the locker, and this was then secured permanently in place. The aft 2/3 was kept for a small anchor and short rode. This worked because the hawse pipe for the chain rode is forward on my boat at least, and this way it allows the rode to fall in place in the locker below. You can't very well mount the windlass aft of the deck locker as you would have no fore deck left.
From: Larry White lwhite@fbiacademy.edu
I'm just getting to a backlog of e-mail which includes yours below. I own an E32 with a CQR anchor on a roller, just like you do. And although I can't offer you any advice on what model windless to buy, I can offer this:
