>… use a tupperware box sealed on around it.. I did this when installing a Lewmar Ocean 2 windlass on Calypso’s foredeck approx. 6’ back from the stem. I do recommend cutting some drain and ventilation holes in the Tupperware box to prevent trapping salt water in and around the motor/gearbox. On Calypso’s installation salt water drips off the chain/rode and can splash around the motor/gear box area. The hawse pipe (approx. 4” fiberglass tube) is not long enough to prevent all the splash near the motor even with the Tupperware in place.
With Calypso’s 24K lb. displacement increasing the risk of deck damage from anchor handling loads we added a fiberglass beam under the windlass and an additional bulkhead at the forward end of the anchor locker. The additional structure prevents that long section of deck from distorting under full windlass load. Calypso was built as a full race boat (1969/70 style) with no consideration for cruising style anchoring gear. We converted the empty space forward of the fo’c'sle (v-berth/sail stowage area) into a deep anchor locker and fender storage space. The conversion included cutting out a section the deck for an access hatch approx. 3’ long by a tapered 2’ to 1’ wide. As part of the ongoing deck restoration project I have custom fabricated a gutter to help prevent water on the foredeck from dripping into the anchor locker. I should have done this back when the conversion was first done (1999) but I thought weather stripping would be sufficient. It was not. After 14 years of use the windlass motor/gear box needs repainting and the some of the wiring requires replacement owing to the corrosive environment. I am satisfied with the Lewmar windlass and its performance. When cruising we use 90’ of chain, 300’ of rode on a 65lb. CQR main anchor. We do have the windlass model with a drum for line handling which has been used for hoisting me up the mast but not much else. The drum does add extra height which is less desirable when racing but useful when sailing shorthanded on a heavy displacement boat. For the bow roller we went with a custom fabrication, 2 rollers mounted in a SS frame (3 vertical plates welded to the base plate, all polished to look like chrome) bolted through the stem fitting including a plate that runs down the stem for 2 or 3 bolts and aft along the hull to deck joint 3 to 4 bolts. I did remove some of the toe rail’s vertical structure leaving the horizontal aluminum as support underneath the roller’s base plate. Calypso’s (along with the other 43’s) stem fitting is different than most C&C production models and is not a cast aluminum fitting but was a compact SS structure. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Burton via CnC-List Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 8:57 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton Subject: Re: Stus-List Windlass info Haven't made it that far yet. Right now I just have a couple of holes in my foredeck. I will probably just use a tupperware box sealed on around it for now and then build something decent out of aluminum that I can screw in place and bed with butyl tape. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Me too! : also, what did you do below decks for the motor housing? Thanks! Richard 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584.4 Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255<tel:502-584-7255> -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com<mailto:a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>> Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 11:46 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Windlass info happy to share! On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:29 AM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Andy, Love to see the pattern for the roller mount. Might even "steal it" if you look the other way... David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell)
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