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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: Rick Johnson on May 30, 2009, 06:01:19 PM

Title: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Rick Johnson on May 30, 2009, 06:01:19 PM
Finally 100% done and tested last weekend.  I already wish I had a wash-down pump to keep the mud off...  It worked great and makes life much easier.

Cheers,

Rick
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Craig Illman on May 31, 2009, 06:22:50 AM
Rick - Now that you have a design, you can sell kits for the rest of us engineering challenged folks.

Craig
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Michael Shaner on June 01, 2009, 06:14:56 AM
Nice Rick...I like the louvered "access panel"!
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Stu Jackson on June 01, 2009, 08:20:34 AM
Super!  Can you add a photo with the locker doors closed?
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Rick Johnson on June 01, 2009, 10:36:17 AM
Stu,

No problem, but it won't look like much.  I have a single door and the windlass clears the bottom of the door.  My first requirement was that I did not want to cut a hole in the locker door.

Cheers,

Rick
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: gctj on June 01, 2009, 05:10:14 PM
Very nice!  I got a V1 about a year ago and its still in the box. Never enough time to install and I wasn't sure how I should do it.  Can you supply any details about your installation. How did you make the shelf you placed the windlass on?  Thanks for any information you can give me.
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Rick Johnson on June 01, 2009, 06:00:12 PM
George,

I have pictures of every step of the way.  I'll try to write up some notes and send it to you in the next few days.  It was all pretty easy and I feel very comfortable about the strength of the installation.

Cheers,

Rick
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: jmnpe on June 01, 2009, 09:24:10 PM
Rick,

How about sending all your details to the Projects manager of the web site and let them post it on the Projects page? Many of us would probably like to see exactly what you did. Adding a windlass is my next major project.

John
1988 Hull 728
Otra Vez
Title: Re: Lewmar V1 Windlass
Post by: Ken Juul on June 02, 2009, 04:59:51 AM
We are trying to do away with the projects page.  We built the wiki in it's place.  Rick it's not that hard to build a wiki page instructions are posted about half way down the opening page.  Or you can send me the info and pictures I'll be happy to turn it into a wiki page for you.  Going sailing in the British Virgins for 2 weeks so it I won't be able to get to it for a while.