Sven
Seglare
Ok, my question is a bit more specific than that
We have a manual windlass, with a horizontal capstan and drum (wish I had a picture to describe it better). You lift anchor by using a lever/bar that lifts the anchor on both directions of the stroke and I think there are two gears, depending on which slot you insert the bar into before cranking away.
All is well, except I haven't found any release that would allow the anchor to be freely dropped. I assume there has to be such a release since holding up the chain and letting it out hand over hand seems less than ideal.
Any suggestion for what I should look for when we escape back down on board tomorrow ?
Thanks,
-Sven
We have a manual windlass, with a horizontal capstan and drum (wish I had a picture to describe it better). You lift anchor by using a lever/bar that lifts the anchor on both directions of the stroke and I think there are two gears, depending on which slot you insert the bar into before cranking away.
All is well, except I haven't found any release that would allow the anchor to be freely dropped. I assume there has to be such a release since holding up the chain and letting it out hand over hand seems less than ideal.
Any suggestion for what I should look for when we escape back down on board tomorrow ?
Thanks,
-Sven