Electric motor for manual windlass

[IdoraKeeper]

Well you just gave me an idea....I don't want to drill holes in a no leak teak deck..(a rare thing in the PNW) but I could wire up a plug below and an exterior plug at the windlass and put a heavy extension chord out the forward hatch. ..voila! Don't need electric rode recovery all the time just sometimes.

[rwidman]

Originally Posted by IdoraKeeper

And it still retains all manual functions when they are needed.

Most electric windlasses have a manual backup.

[IdoraKeeper]

Originally Posted by rwidman

Most electric windlasses have a manual backup.

True...but can you drill holes with them?

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by rwidman

Most electric windlasses have a manual backup.

Yes, but many (most?) of them are pretty useless. I know that for our Maxwell vwc1500 it would be easier to use a long line to a cockpit winch than to use the built in "backup".

Jim