Cat 30 Windlass
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There are lots more C30 owners in this link that are lurking here. Good luck.ny ideas? Is it doable? Not as young as I used to be
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This comes from this sbo thread by weekendrken:
1992 Catalina 30
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When searching for information on a windlass install on any boat, nobody can offer any useful advice until we've seen numerous pictures of the proposed location. Expert windlass installers on this site probably don't have your boat. Let's see where this one goes.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
- 21,188
First thing, Welcome to the SBO forum.Any ideas? Is it doable? Not as young as I used to be
answers to your questions:
Yes
Yes
An observation: Aren’t we all!
Two basic windlass models.
Vertical and Horizontal.
Ralph is spot on about the pictures thing. It is difficult to share reasonable ideas in the blind. We have no idea how your boat is configured. Un like Fords and Chevys not all Catalina 30’s are identical. Some owners change things.
Stu’s shared links will give you great insight. Like stepping onto a marina and finding a thousand Catalina 30’s gathering together.
For the pictures, take an image, attach it to your message using the “attach files” button. Or copy the image and paste it in this thread.
Looking forward to your next post.
Here is an image of my windlass. I too wanted to make my life easier, where no windlass had been before.
Welcome to SBO and Catalina 30 ownership.
Here's a photo of my anchor locker when I purchased my 1993 Mk2 C30. Access to the motor itself is thru a removable panel in the v-berth.
The round black button is the raise button.
Your 80 Mk1 model will probably look different but maybe this will give you an idea.
Here's a photo of my anchor locker when I purchased my 1993 Mk2 C30. Access to the motor itself is thru a removable panel in the v-berth.
The round black button is the raise button.
Your 80 Mk1 model will probably look different but maybe this will give you an idea.
OK so everyone else is showing theirs, here's mine.
I was lucky in that Hunter supplied a pedestal in the locker for mounting a windlass.
Attached is the "how to".
I was lucky in that Hunter supplied a pedestal in the locker for mounting a windlass.
Attached is the "how to".
Never you mind what the hell goes on under my kiltHad to raise your kilt too Ralph..
!Mind you, there is quite a tilt to my kilt these days.
Aw crap, looks like the same old problem of limited room in which to mount a vertical windlass. If you search the archives, you will find several articles by people who have successfully mounted sturdy windlass platforms within lockers similar to yours. See if you can find several of those and we can go from there.
The Mk. I Catalina 36 is similar. Mine had a vertical capstan windlass which I loved, a Maxwell-Nilsson. It was mounted after of the locker, and projected into the V-berth, but the motor was at a right angle, so no too obtrusive. There was a large wood backing plate inside, as I recall. (It's funny how you can sleep in a boat for 17 summers and not recall the details well.)
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
- 21,188
Look at the Lewmar V1or V2 windlass depending on the weight of chain and anchor.
You can rotate the motor in the mount 360 degrees to fit your setup.
You can rotate the motor in the mount 360 degrees to fit your setup.