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| Author: | berretax35 [ Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Winch |
Is anyone using a capstan winch? I couldn't find any online like I could a cheap normal winch. Think about it, it takes forever for a winch to pay out.. A capstan you just hook one end to the Anchor ever how far away then wrap it on the capstan and let it pull! |
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| Author: | petrel [ Thu Oct 24, 2013 5:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch |
I think it is a great idea. Instead of expensive winch cable you could use anchor rode AND it could be as long as you wanted. Unfortunately, it appears that it would take a monster, expensive capstan to have the pull of a low end winch. Something like this Lewmar C-5: http://www.wmjmarine.com/66910202.html? ... 4Aod0mEA8w Even with the c-5, I don't know if it can grunt it out like a winch. Anything bigger may require 24V and even deeper pockets. I hope someone has found a way to make a low end or homemade capstan do the job. |
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| Author: | berretax35 [ Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch |
That's a lot of money and a lot of juice! Wish it was as simple as I had it planned in my head.. It would be hard to fit that big thing in a boat like you said that would take a deep pocket, and it probably wouldn't be near a durable as a winch |
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