I was very glad I installed a windlass on my 40. I got a low profile Lewmar with a gypsy that would take chain or rope. Andy Masquerade
Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ https://burtonsailing.com/ phone +401 965 5260 On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 7:40 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a C&C 37/40+ with a 15 kg/35 lb. Delta anchor and 4' of 8 MM > chain. I can get the anchor up reasonably easily. I am thinking of > upgrading the anchor to a 45 lb. Rocna or Mantus M1 because that is the > size recommended by the manufacturer. My only concern is whether I'm going > to find it particularly difficult to pull up without a windlass. > > I have a good anchor roller, and have installed a chain lock so I can > pause if needed because the boat swings or to help pull the anchor out once > we get the rode/chain vertical. > > I'm not a hugely muscular guy, just a typical 5' 9" guy in his later 50s. > > I'd really like to avoid putting in a windlass, at least for now and the > Delta has held pretty well in the sandy bottom here in west Florida. > > Thanks for your insights > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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