The tackle weight is sort-of a misnomer, in my opinion.
Misnomer is an understatement. The entire technical write up is nothing more than some sales team's pile of
#^$%@*&^
fricking bull crap.
Looking at the V1 I purchased .................. Oh Wow ! ! ! ! 1,000 lbs. of typical maximum pull. That's TYPICAL everyday maximim pull, not a special maximim pulling force (whatever the hell that means). The rotor would have locked long before that 1,000 lbs. pull was reached. The 90A breaker would have tripped long before that 1,000 lbs. pull was reached. I'm too lazy to do a stress analysis but I know my anchor roller mount would have deformed before that 1,000 pull was reached.
Now the chart tells me the
working load (pretty clear there) is really only 250 lbs. The boat and windlass equipment should be able to handle that, right ? Don't even think about using that to lift 250 lbs. on a working basis. Dummpkopf
! ! ! !
The windlass installation manual then tells us:
Which simply means to divide the working load (250 lbs.) by "4" to get the real, true, honest to god, no fooling, working load for the V1 windlass (62.5 lbs.) No more, no less.
I've hauled in our 400 ft. of tackle (65 lbs.) in deep water and the motor just heats to palm temperature. What a load of crap. Just state the damned allowable, prolonged, working load (without the factor of safety) from the get go and be done with it.
ALL 62.5 LBS. OF IT.