Questions about a windlass

[scook]

Definitely an anchor ball for our boats. To solve the space problem, I made an attachment that clamps on my bow rail with a hole in it and clip the ball onto it whil under way, then store it in the cuddly when the boat's not in use.

[fishingjim48]

Talking about a round buoy attached to 3 or 4ft of rope with a ss ring on other end of rope. I don't want to get on the bow to retrieve the anchor

[ashokrags]

Originally Posted by fishingjim48

Talking about a round buoy attached to 3 or 4ft of rope with a ss ring on other end of rope. I don't want to get on the bow to retrieve the anchor

The previous guy who owned my boat had the anchor rope rigged such that he could drop it from the cockpit and retrieve from the side of the boat too. It was clever, but I was new and didn***8217;t note how he did it. He kept the anchor behind the drivers seat in a tub. He was kind of one of those folks who fish commercial on the side near Martha***8217;s Vineyard. The story was that hey once brought back 800-1000 lbs fish back with 4 fishermen on board.


Obviously anchor ball is a good option. I personally couldn***8217;t justify the cost of the windlass given the cost of the boat and that I am usually anchored in about 30-50 ft at most and I am ok with pulling it up, that***8217;s about the limit for me manually. If I ever were in a situation where I would need to anchor consistently in deeper waters say more than 100 ft I would think of the windlass. But that***8217;s pretty far offshore here and I don***8217;t think I would ever take the v20 out there in the first place.

[fishingjim48]

Originally Posted by scook

Definitely an anchor ball for our boats. To solve the space problem, I made an attachment that clamps on my bow rail with a hole in it and clip the ball onto it whil under way, then store it in the cuddly when the boat's not in use.

Thanks Scook, it is a lot cheaper.Thanks Jim

[bradford]

I've always found the Armstrong windlass a good option.

Helps to have a Windline through pulpit anchor roller and at least 5/8" rode.

[spareparts]

I've got a Maxwell Freedom 500 for sale if you are interested($1000) with two sets of line, spare motor, gear box and misc parts. I'll go ahead and tell you now, they use their own line(like most windlass manufacture), and if you want extra, you have to buy it from them. Set up came off of a 455 Cruiser motor yacht. I had to repo it as the customer never paid for it. My cost at the time was just over $2000

[SkunkBoat]

yes , hard to justify the $ for a windlass on a V20.
I have an anchor ball and it works good but I usually just make the CREW haul it in.
If you have a good hinged roller you can stand next to the helm and hand over hand laying out on the deck, easy.

Plenty of room in Cuddy anchor locker for 3/8 line. I have 400ft in there with plenty of room for more but I keep extra 250ft in a 4gl bucket

[scook]

Take a hole saw and drill some holes in the bottom of the bucket and some around the sides at the bottom for good drainage and air circulation to dry the line.

[fishingjim48]

Originally Posted by scook

Take a hole saw and drill some holes in the bottom of the bucket and some around the sides at the bottom for good drainage and air circulation to dry the line.

Thanks for the info, been working on boat for the last week, think I will enjoy the V20 when I get her ready..