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"jlrogers±³©" wrote:
Anyone know the cost (approximately) of having a yard install a bow
roller
and electric/manual windless to a 38 foot boat?

There is zero point in installing a manual windlass IMHO. It's just as
heavy, just as big a line-snagger & toe-breaker, and will be slow &
awkward getting the anchor aboard. It's better than nothing, but just
barely.

An electric windlass worth getting is going to be $2K plus, so you can
figure boat yard installation will be in the neighborhood of 2X and
up.

I put a windlass in by myself, it's not difficult.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Agreed, especially since a 38' boat may carry a 45# CQR plus a good deal of
chain. If there is already a manual windlass installed on an older boat, and
it's been used and maintained, replacing it with an electric windlass would
be an option/judgment call. But with none onboard already, electric would
definitely be the way to go.