Parker 27 electric Windlass installation

chris nichols
Advanced Member Topic Starter

2018-12-21T09:12:02Z

Hello Peter,

I cannot offer any info regarding a manual windlass but I can show you pictures of the electric Lewmar which I fitted 4 years ago. my objective was to have at least 50m of 7mm chain (had bad experience with rope/chain combo) and also to be able to keep the CQR stowed in the original anchor locker.

I made and fitted a second chamber under the existing one with a new drain hole and mounted a vertical motor windlass on an 'island' fixed inside the original locker, shaped such that a 9Kg CQR would fit around it. I hope the pics show things better than my words.

Best of luck!

rgds

Chris

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PeterL
Advanced Member

2018-12-21T17:01:39Z

#2

An absolutely brilliant reply thank you.There is so much in here that I'll have to review it all slowly.One thing I've learnt straight away though is that such a lewmar winch can discharge vertically below.

Bkufluk
Newbie

2018-12-28T18:33:27Z

#3

Great set of pics - I’ve been wondering about fitting an anchor winch. Is there a reason why you wanted to be able to get the anchor in the locker? I once sailed on a boat in Greece which kept the anchor in the roller all the time - wondered whether I could avoid having to create a secondary locker....

Thanks

Bernard