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how necessary is a windlass
"Gogarty" wrote in message
... What has always astonished me is that evry dinky little motor boat of 16 feet or more has a windlass as standard equipment while sailboats as large as over 40 feet do not. Our boat is 37'. I installed a windless. Best $2,000 I ever spent on the boat. There is ONE good thing that can be said about windlasses. They encourage adequately-sized anchors for the boat in question. Too often I have seen forty-footers anchoring up with a 25 pound imitation Danforth or cheap imitation plow of similar weight or, worse yet, one of those ten-pound aluminum anchors. Too often have I seen them dragging if the wind blows more than 20 knots. Since weight becomes less of a factor when a windlass is used, I notice how properly-sized anchors for the size of the boat are more often in evidence to the benefit of all concerned. Wilbur Hubbard |
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