My chain locker is much deeper than your cited 12", maybe over 2 feet deep. The V700 is mounted under the chain locker hatch on a shelf at the rear of the locker, and the 180 feet of chain falls right down into the locker in a big pile. You can see the windlass, shelf, and locker hatch on the far right side of this photo. The structural integrity in my installation is all in that shelf, and you would definitely want some strength under the unit. It sounds to me like a horizontal windlass mounted up off the deck to give you enough room to pile up rode unless you are ok with managing the recovered rode manually.
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Rich Gano
FROLIC (2005 MainShip 30 Pilot II)
Panama City area
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