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how necessary is a windlass
On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 11:38:52 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: Windlass = big electrical consumption = big motor with big alternator or = big, stand-alone generator = big wiring = big battery bank = big weight = big expense = big complications = big nuisance = big headache, etc. Is that what sailing is supposed to be all about? No - a windlass is not really a big electrical load, although it does need significant current when actually operating. My windlass (31 ft power boat) draws about 60 amps, and will run for about three minutes to raise the anchor - that's only 3 ampere-hours. Of course, the battery must be large enough to deliver 60 amps without much voltage drop, but the 3 AH used will be a fairly small portion of the total daily electrical use. -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca |
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