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Old 02-25-2015, 02:43 PM   #43
Nomad Willy
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Never had a windlass in my life.
What exactly does "free fall" actually mean? Press a button and anchor chain and line head for the bottom as fast as gravity and friction will allow? I've also heard/read "power down". That sounds like one runs the rode up and down at about the same speed.

And I assume there aren't chain/line gypsies for unusual sizes ... like 5/8ths line and 1/2" chain .... correct? And the chain/line combinations are fixed.
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