Windlass with Good Manual Backup

[rsfairman]

I'm looking for an electric anchor windlass that is reasonable to operate manually. Many windlasses have some provision for manual operation, but it's hard to find videos -- or other discussion -- of what it's like, in practice, to use them manually. Slow is OK, but back-breaking, awkward or knuckle-busting is not.

This is for a 1968 Islander 37, and I'll be getting a cruising weight (i.e., heavy) anchor and chain to go with the windlass. There's plenty of room for either a horizontal or vertical windlass.

Also, do people agree that 1,000 lbs of max pull is more than strictly necessary, but it's good to have the margin?