Recent content by krc

Got a picture of the bungee and how that works Colby? Not visualizing it... I do have some basic anchoring questions. I try and not keep the load on the windlass in the "up" position so I back the anchor off a couple of inches and then use a bungee chord to attach to one of the chain links...

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I pulled the windlass out today and will take home and play with it. Pretty sure it is the motor or gear train (i noticed it was much more difficult to manually pull up the anchor via sprocket). Battery was load tested and fine. ]As well, I tried with direct wiring from a start battery and...

Assuming once I pull the 600 that it is bad and not repairable, I am thinking now might be good time to add a remote. So, I guess that means a rewiring job. Where do folks put the contactor on a 25? I read it should be close to the anchor locker but that means live wire up through the berth...

The toner was for tracing a lot of junky wiring in my house that was done by a previous owner. LOL. Yeah - standard electrician tools as I do a lot of wiring around the house, 220v for the tools, etc... I found the sprint manual and peak amp draw is 40A. I think the breaker was 35A that is...

This is a simpson lawrence sprint 600 which doesn't seem to have any spare replacement parts. But haven't looked too hard yet. Is anyone familiar with this model? Is the main option not a repair option but a replacement? Is there a replacement model that fits the same cutout?

The anchor has worked for years without issue, so I was originally thinking the battery because I agree it "seems" like a current sourcing issue. But the battery tested good (load tested) and when I ran new wire direct from battery to the motor there was no improvement. That new circuit let me...

I was curious where the windlass wires from the batter to the breaker to the switch to the motor were located and brought my toner down but that doesn't work too well. Fluke 3000. I guess too many cables all tied together... How do people approach the job of tracing wires? Sure, continuity...

A couple of weekends ago I was out fishing and had a stuck anchor. I was able to release but noticed that the windlass pull was "not as strong". I figured that in the process of working the anchor loose with the boat and pulling it up the battery drained out. But, windlass was still not...

Somehow I jammed up the windlass and had to manually pull up the anchor yesterday. I got back to the dock and no amount of pulling or using the "star" winch handle got this thing moving in any significant degree. I didn't blow a breaker - it just jammed. The pictures are below. Anyone have...

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