Good morning all.
I think it's time we consider a windlass with a chain gypsy. Have any 310 owners made this upgrade? Thoughts, pics, suggestions?
My initial thought is something like the Lewmar Pro-Series, unsure if the 700 or 1,000. I would cut roughly the first 1/3 of the anchor locker hatch off and then build a solid platform about 1-1.5 inches thick. I'd probably make the platform out of G10 in 1/2 inch layers joined by thickened epoxy, bolt down the platform and then tab it down to the inside of the anchor locker with glass and epoxy. Finish the top with gelcoat.
I thought about doing a vertical windlass on its side in the same place as the existing Maxwell. But I have read a number of reviews that talk about the chain jumping the gypsy when deploying the anchor.
Thanks and fair winds,
Jesse
I think it's time we consider a windlass with a chain gypsy. Have any 310 owners made this upgrade? Thoughts, pics, suggestions?
My initial thought is something like the Lewmar Pro-Series, unsure if the 700 or 1,000. I would cut roughly the first 1/3 of the anchor locker hatch off and then build a solid platform about 1-1.5 inches thick. I'd probably make the platform out of G10 in 1/2 inch layers joined by thickened epoxy, bolt down the platform and then tab it down to the inside of the anchor locker with glass and epoxy. Finish the top with gelcoat.
I thought about doing a vertical windlass on its side in the same place as the existing Maxwell. But I have read a number of reviews that talk about the chain jumping the gypsy when deploying the anchor.
Thanks and fair winds,
Jesse