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>As a Merchant Marine officer for 27 years, I can assure you that
on every
>vessel I served on the anchor was heaved up by a windlass, not a
winch.
>
>Every one was very much alike except for size. There were two
wildcats, like
>pulley sheaves with pockets for the chain links, that handled
each anchor
>chain. There were also rope capstans on the ends of the
horizontal shaft to
>handle docklines.
I just got back from a fishing trip in Mexico, going on a 107 foot
boat. On the front was a device I'd call a winch, similar to most
winches. Just about like what you'd see on the front of a 4 wheel
drive pickup, but much bigger. It was spooled with about 1" cable
and had the anchor on the end. No chain, no capstan. They used it
numerous times a day. It worked quite well.
Gene Gruender
Rainbow Chaser
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