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Anchor Windlass Project

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Dolce_Vita:
I like the idea of the vertical because you can mount it to get a reasonably fair lead from either side. 
With the horizontal shaft, you're going to have to point it to lead from one side or the other.

rbrtfeld:
Dulcinea,

If you can send me a good picture of your anchor roller. I can give you my thoughts on what you need to look at. Some 323's have different rollers than mine. I spent a lot of time measuring and thinking about the angle of the chain where it would hit the gypsy. This has to be within 5 degrees or you will have problems. I saw a great article in Blue water sailing on this very subject. Part one was in September issue and Part 2 in November. I have the Novemeber issue and will have Part 1 this week.  Send me a quick note to rbrtfeld@aol.com and I will scan and email you the articles.

If anyone is interested in the Quick Crystal windlass I have, I would sell it for what I have in it. Check out this link for the details. I think I paid $550 for it with the drum option. I also have the wireless accesories for it as well. This might be one of the best options for the 323.
http://www.bargainboatparts.com/p-94615-quick-crystal-windlass.aspx   This has been replaced as the Prince model for 2014. Go to QuickUSA.com for info on the new model name.

Dulcinea:
Also checking out the Lofrans Tigres.  It's a solid unit and is over 11 inches high with the center of the gypsy about 5 1/2 inches so it will only require a slight deck build up, if any at all. 

rbrtfeld:
That might be the ticket. Great Units. So many choices to confuse us more. Good Luck. If you can get a copy of the templete and or better yet the whole unit to see what it would look like and then measure the angle from the roller to the gypsy, that will give the height you will need to build up if any. I am headed to California next week for a couple of days on business. Hopefully I get a few hours to see if I can finish my project.

Dulcinea:
I've ordered the Lofrans and it's on the way.  I'll put it in place and take a pic of it so you can see the relative placement of it to the roller and chain.  It should be here by middle of next week.  By the way, I ordered this thing from a place called marinewarehouse.net in south Florida.  He was cheaper than Defender on the unit and doesn't charge tax when shipping outside of Florida, so I got the windlass for a little over $300 LESS than I would have paid at Defender.  His price on chain is also $.99 less than Defender on 5/16 G4. On 200 feet of chain that adds up.

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