windless anchor

[E3Jake]

I have a 2000 3000SCR it does not have a windless. I want to add a windless to the boat, looking to see how it's mounted on Maxums that came with a windless. It appears the wiring is in the anchor compartment. Any advice or pics would be helpful.

[mmwjr]

The main thing is to align where the rode comes off the windlass gypsy with the center of the pulpit roller.

[biggerseagar]

Hopefully a person that has done you what to do will chime in. I know that doesn't help you at the moment, but for what it's worth the wiring should be there. You need a wiring diagram to help you . You also will be cutting holes out for your up and down pads that you're going to install. When you buy your windless maybe all this will be in your kit. And yes what Mike said.

Good luck

Roger

[mmwjr]

Additionally I’ve seen windlasses one of two ways for direction control. The first simply flips + and - polarities on the motor and the other method has two separate winding each wound in opposite direction from the other with a common - connection. Power is applied to one winding for up and the other winding for down. In either case there is a contactor which does this and is controlled by the helm switches and foot switches if added.

[shrew]

Lewmar vertical windlass is what was installed by the factory. A V1 would be great. A v700 would work, but maybe a little small.