Hull #20 Windlass Installation
I'm not sure if this is production. The windlass is installed immediately aft of the bow locker and I have the shallow locker, too. The motor is a head-knocker in the forward part of the v-berth, but it is encased in an nice wooden box. It is a very old Simpson-Lawrence that I need to either overhaul, replace or remove.
I have seen a thru-the-lid installation on a later year E-38, as Steve described, but I haven't been able to ask the owner about it. It looked good, though. I would hesitate to install one in the locker pan without reinforcement - a personal observation not based on knowledge of the structure of the pan. I don't even like to step into it when I'm working with the anchor. My deck is backed up with something like 3/4" plywood, but I don't know if it's just a backing plate or if it's glassed in. The mechanical installation is pretty straight-forward, in my case.
With my 60' of chain and 33# Bruce, I will either have to have a working windlass or not anchor very often. I may shorten the chain to about 25 feet if I stay in manual mode.
I hope you find a solution. Anchoring out is usually a lot cheaper. I mean more fun.