MurrayM
Guru
Hi there,
In my Internet searches for manual windlasses, they seem to be designed for all chain rodes. Is there a manual windlass with a chainwheel like the Maxwell HRC windlass that can pull both rope and chain?
We currently have a 10Kg Bruce with 30' of chain and 350' of three strand nylon.
We're considering a 15Kg Lewmar Claw with 60' of chain and 600' of eight strand nylon. The extra 30' of chain will be of obvious benefit and the 600' of line will allow us to avoid dropping the anchor on the slopes of estuary drying flats and drop it on flatter bottoms which usually level out at around 100' or so around here.
Our plan is to do some winter cruising when I retire (when weather windows permit) so the longer rode will also get us further away from rivers or creeks which freeze quite a ways out from the estuaries until the salt water mix prevents freezing. Don't want to get frozen in for a couple weeks during cold snaps!
Right now we have a simple capstan windlass for the line portion and I haul the chain and anchor by hand. If we go with more chain and a heavier anchor it will be pretty tough. I'm not getting any younger and I had a bout with frozen shoulder last year.
Yes, I have pondered electric windlasses but am looking for manual windlass information here.
In my Internet searches for manual windlasses, they seem to be designed for all chain rodes. Is there a manual windlass with a chainwheel like the Maxwell HRC windlass that can pull both rope and chain?
We currently have a 10Kg Bruce with 30' of chain and 350' of three strand nylon.
We're considering a 15Kg Lewmar Claw with 60' of chain and 600' of eight strand nylon. The extra 30' of chain will be of obvious benefit and the 600' of line will allow us to avoid dropping the anchor on the slopes of estuary drying flats and drop it on flatter bottoms which usually level out at around 100' or so around here.
Our plan is to do some winter cruising when I retire (when weather windows permit) so the longer rode will also get us further away from rivers or creeks which freeze quite a ways out from the estuaries until the salt water mix prevents freezing. Don't want to get frozen in for a couple weeks during cold snaps!
Right now we have a simple capstan windlass for the line portion and I haul the chain and anchor by hand. If we go with more chain and a heavier anchor it will be pretty tough. I'm not getting any younger and I had a bout with frozen shoulder last year.
Yes, I have pondered electric windlasses but am looking for manual windlass information here.
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