Doug I am using an economical capstan ($425) 400' of 5/8ths Brait, 12' of 5/16" chain and 3' of 3/8ths chain.
The winch (capstan) seems to have plenty of power as I've pulled up a tree sized limb w/o seeming to overload the capstan at all. It does make LOTS of noise. Has planetary gears. I do have some trouble with line creep on the drum though.
I store the Brait (actually the whole rode) in a plastic box just ahead of the fore cabin. The Brait comes out of and back into the box w not even a hint of trouble. I know I wouldn't be able to get 3 strand to fit in the box. I remove the anchors and store them in various places.
Here's two pics of the capstan. Notice the Brait and the box. The box was supposed to be temporary but sometimes temporary goes far.
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Eric
North Western Washington State USA
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