Al
Guru
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2012
- Messages
- 2,206
- Location
- usa
- Vessel Name
- 'SLO'~BELLE
- Vessel Make
- 1978 Marben-27' Flybridge Trawler(extended to 30 feet) Pilothouse Pocket Cruiser[
Good evening-
In my earlier boating days a couple of boats owned had simple 12 volt anchor winches with a horizontal drum. During those ownerships pulling the anchor having a reasonable length of chain to the anchor was pulled continuously following the anchor line being on board. Never thought anything of it and never had a problem. I recall taking additional wrap or two prior to the chain being met in order to limit any slippage.
So- Now in my later years yearning for a anchor winch to aid this old man, I find about every manufacture employing drums advocating against using chain on their drum.
In conversation with various local boaters, some pull the chain, others stop and pull the chain by hand.
Would like to hear comments pro/con on the issue. By the way, the boat involved is pictured in our history site here to the left-28 foot, 11,000#
currently using 15# Danforth, 35 feet of 1/4 chain.
Thanks guys (gals)
Al
In my earlier boating days a couple of boats owned had simple 12 volt anchor winches with a horizontal drum. During those ownerships pulling the anchor having a reasonable length of chain to the anchor was pulled continuously following the anchor line being on board. Never thought anything of it and never had a problem. I recall taking additional wrap or two prior to the chain being met in order to limit any slippage.
So- Now in my later years yearning for a anchor winch to aid this old man, I find about every manufacture employing drums advocating against using chain on their drum.
In conversation with various local boaters, some pull the chain, others stop and pull the chain by hand.
Would like to hear comments pro/con on the issue. By the way, the boat involved is pictured in our history site here to the left-28 foot, 11,000#
currently using 15# Danforth, 35 feet of 1/4 chain.
Thanks guys (gals)
Al