Boating Basics: Windlass anchor rode repair ( 3 Strand and 8 Plait) and a damaged gypsy.
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- čas přidán 21. 02. 2022
- In this video I cover some boating basics. Ill go over the issues I experienced with my Lewmar windlass, advantages and disadvantages of 3 strand vs 8 plait rope and how I discovered an overlooked and damaged gypsy head.
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An excellent video!
Many thanks!
I've got the same problem the 3 strand anchor rope was binding up in the anchor well & my son Brannonmate who is an Auto electrician wired up an extra switch by the lewmar winch & so everytime the the 3 strand anchor rope was brought up by the lewmar winch I was able to operate the switch near the lewmar winch & feed the 3 strand anchor rope below the ĺewmar winch & keep pulling down the on the rope with soved the problem & it was annoying doing that & my other son Regan finally brought 8 pailt anchor rope & it is 100 metres & I live in New Zealand & I'm going to tomorrow to a place called Anchor Chain & Rope to have the 15 metres of chain & the 8 plait splced to the chain & once I have that done & bring the anchor chain & rope home tomorrow I been told to have the 8 plait anchor rope wet before going through the lewmar winch because the shop Regan brought the 8 plait anchor rope from said having the anchor rope wet expands going through the lewmar winch I shouldn't have anymore problems with this new 8 Plait Anchor rope as it will fall nicely into the anchor well or anchor locker in our 6.20 Fiberglass Cabin boat it will take the 100 metres of anchor 8 plait rope & 15 metres of chain & once I have got the first amount of new 8 plait rope in the anchor well or locker I have 2 stainless plates & 2 stainless steel bolts that protrude through the hull into the anchor locker & has also 2 stainless steel nuts & slide the new 8 plait anchor rope between the 2 stainless steel plates & tie the rope off a few times & then tighten up the 2 nuts & all good to wind the rest of the 8 plait rope up by the lewmar winch & once amount the correct amount of anchor chain is up I then can bolt the chain to the anchor all good & I shouldn't need to use the other switch near the winch unless the anchor sometimes goes up upside down & that's only then that I have to use the switch near the lewmar winch Kind Regards Peter & my son Regan got the 8 plait anchor rope on special normally NZ $600.00 paid NZ $349.00 which is a good price & it is 12mm thick & I will be putting the 8 plait anchor rope in a big in fill of water before I feed the anchor rope through the lewmar winch & as I as I will be tying the anchor rope off in the anchor well or anchor locker & then proceed witching everything in until I've got enough anchor chain in to bolt the anchor on
Sorry I never responded to such a detailed comment. I haven't been doing too much with CZcams recently and kinda got put on the back burner. I apologize.
Here was my underlying dilema: I considered adding a bow switch as well. There is already an unused connector for a remote in the wiring harness.
When this video was made, I was using the vessel recreationally but it was going to be put into commercial service shortly after filming. While adding a remote meant I could help feed the line down into the locker, that would mean though I would have to leave the helm. In a commercial, passenger boat operation, I needed a solution that didn't involve me needing to leave the helm. With a loaded boat full of passengers, primarily on the bow, just gaining timely access to the bow myself was going to be a huge issue.
99% of where I anchor is in 5ft or less but with strong currents and winds as well as being densely occupied by other boats. By adding 30ft of chain, I almost never pay out enough to get to where the chain meets the rope.
Now two years later, probably 300 trips involving the use of the windlass to anchor, and I have never had one binding or bunching issue requiring my manual assistance or leaving of the helm. But also, I certainly didn't need the 200ft of 8 plait either because I've never been anywhere deep enough to need to get into it. I do however, run plenty of offshore trips and while I'm running twin engines as a redundancy, if I have a breakdown, I may be happy I have that 200ft.
If I were to do it all over again, I would have loaded on 50ft of chain and 150ft of 8 plait. My word of caution in running more than 15ft of chain is that you want to use a snubber. Having all the load on the chain, and the chain going through the windlass while at anchor, puts a lot of recoil load on the windless and mount. If you have rope paying out, the rope itself acts as a shock absorber of sorts. But with all chain, the use of a snubber will prevent damage to the windless, the mounting and the hardware.
Fair winds and following seas to ya!
-Capt Matt
Very informative just bought a Hydro Sports 22VX I’ll be installing a new windlass ! Do you have any suggestions for a MFG..?
Hey Captain....Great video.
I have a couple of questions.
Is it still bunching up with the new rope on it.
And the second question, I have a new boat and having the same problem with the 8 strand rope on it.
It will bind 3/4 the way around and bind.
I have tried to soak the rope and then let out all 200 feet and put a load on it.
Please help!!!
Robert. There could be a few issues going on with your specific issues. This may not be the best place to discuss specific causes and solutions. Feel free to send me a message on Facebook facebook.com/SandhillCaptain and will gladly go over some things with you
Hi, I’m wondering if you have pictures of the damaged Gypsy?
No I do not. Basically all the teeth inside were worn down with severe burs.
Which one is better 3/8 or 1/2?
What company reattached your chain to the new rope?
The company is in West Palm Beach. They have two names listed. Florida Rope and Chain or Noel's Distributing. Highly recommend if you're in the area
Thanks for the Martha Stewart method of splicing, send it out. Useless video.