Anchor Windlass for Mainship 36 DC

[Tony B]

Has anyone here added a power windlass to their Mainship 36 DC?
Does anything need to be 'beefed-up'?
Any special do's or don'ts?

Thanks in advance

 

[nwaring]

Just joined the forum and found this post.

We added a windless to our ’87 DC when we bought the boat in ’08. They cut the teak at the back of the pulpit and thru bolted a piece of starboard at the rear of the pulpit and mounted the windless on the starboard. I have 200’ of rode but there is room for plenty more. They ran the electric lines up the starboard side and tied it into a pair of group 31’s that I have as the house bank. I did have to get an anchor with a shorter shank to fit properly. I ended up with a Munson Supreme.

Niles

 

[Tony B]

Is there anyway that you can take measurements like the size of the starboard and how far from the back of the pulpit is the hole.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Tony B]

Does anyone else have photos of their 36 bowsprit area with a windlass?
I am wondering where others have their cleats located.