On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:52:54 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:


If you require a windlass to retrieve your ground tackle then
you are restricted to 12 or 24-volt windlasses that, due to
the nature of 12 or 24 VDC current, need thumb-thick
cables.

Stupid, stupid stupid. Why doesn't anybody manufacture
a 120 or 240 VAC windlass so as to require less thick
cables strung the length of one's boat? A thick cable to
the inverter and regular house-type, 30-amp rated wires to
a 120 or 40 VAC windlass from a properly-sized inverter
would solve the problem.

Better yet, try downsizing your boat so as to not require
a windlass. Or, perhaps just a large manual winch on
the foredeck for those feebles with bad backs or weenie
arms?


More news from the Pseudo Sailor.

But the answers are simple, few cruising boats have an honest 1,000
watts of AC electrical power available.

(Skip reports a 80 amp windlass times 12 Volts = 960 watts)

But then, you wouldn't know, would you, with your tiny toy boat and
your permanent mooring.
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Cheers,

Bruce in Bangkok