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Old 04-07-2013, 11:11 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by FF View Post
IF you have the S/L 555 you have the finest manual windlass made.

The 40-1 ratio will allow line pulls for un-grounding the electric toy folks can only dream of.
That may be true....probably is. But my Admiral would push me overboard if she had to wait for me to crank-up an anchor with a 40-1. Come to think of it, I'd probably jump before she pushed me.

I would, however, treasure the option of having both, and the ability to un-earth the anchor by manual feel.
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