Dougcole
Guru
I have a Lewmar concept one windlass on our 2005 Mainship 400. It is original to the boat. I'm pretty easy on it, I never anchor in more than 20' of water (usually 10 or less) and never use it to pull the boat up to the anchor. I tie off to the samson post when anchoring or setting the anchor so as not to stress the windlass.
Until last year I had a 44 lb delta with 75 feet of G4 chain, (I'm not sure of the size) but a year ago I upgraded to a 55 lb Rocna.
The windlass worked great for a long time, even after the anchor upgrade. But on our last trip where we anchored almost every day for a month, it seemed to be weaker than before. It had trouble popping the anchor over the roller and was slow pulling up 15' of chain plus the anchor.
Otherwise, it works great. Do electric motors weaken over time? Anything else it can be? Can they be refurbed?
Thanks,
Doug
Until last year I had a 44 lb delta with 75 feet of G4 chain, (I'm not sure of the size) but a year ago I upgraded to a 55 lb Rocna.
The windlass worked great for a long time, even after the anchor upgrade. But on our last trip where we anchored almost every day for a month, it seemed to be weaker than before. It had trouble popping the anchor over the roller and was slow pulling up 15' of chain plus the anchor.
Otherwise, it works great. Do electric motors weaken over time? Anything else it can be? Can they be refurbed?
Thanks,
Doug