Emergency Anchor Crank

• Sep 19, 2019

• #1

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Yorkshirelad

Active Member

Oct 21, 2017

132

Stratford

Boat Info

340 Searay 86
454 Mercruisers with v drives
Ray-marine radar and gps

Engines

454 mercruisers

Hi Guys,
I just realized my emergency anchor crank is missing. Not sure what make my windlass is, but I assume the cranks are the same size?
Cheers Rob

 

• Sep 20, 2019

• #2

RollerCoastr

Well-Known Member

Nov 15, 2007

3,883

Cedar Point, OH / Miami, FL / MacRay Harbor, MI

Boat Info

1997 400DA
340HP 7.4 Mercruiser Bluewaters
Garmin 741, 742, 8212, 24HD, Intellian I2

Engines

1999 280BR
Twin 250HP Merc 350 Alpha Ones

For my Lewmar, I have a handle that's the same as one for a sailing winch.

 

Last edited: Sep 20, 2019

• Sep 21, 2019

• #3

Handsome Transom

Active Member

Jan 26, 2018

563

Penetanguishene Ontario Canada

Boat Info

1989 SeaRay Sundancer 268 454 Bravo

Engines

454 Mercruiser bravo drive

Its not an emergency crank it's a wrench to tighten or loosen the gypsey

 

• Sep 21, 2019

• #4

Todd320

Well-Known Member

Jul 21, 2016

1,508

St. Petersburg, FL

Boat Info

2007 Sea Ray 320DA

Engines

Twin V-drive 5.7L 350 Horizon

Mine is both, emergency crank, and tightens or loosens the gypsy.
And I have a Quick windlass.

 

• Sep 22, 2019

• #5

Handsome Transom

Active Member

Jan 26, 2018

563

Penetanguishene Ontario Canada

Boat Info

1989 SeaRay Sundancer 268 454 Bravo

Engines

454 Mercruiser bravo drive

Todd320 said:

Mine is both, emergency crank, and tightens or loosens the gypsy.
And I have a Quick windlass.

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I have learned my new thing for the day now to learn how that works , is there a means of overcoming the resistance of the electric motor while using as a manual winch, what model Quick do you have?

 

• Sep 22, 2019

• #6

Todd320

Well-Known Member

Jul 21, 2016

1,508

St. Petersburg, FL

Boat Info

2007 Sea Ray 320DA

Engines

Twin V-drive 5.7L 350 Horizon

Here are the instructions for mine. There are 2 points where the handle inserts, the middle one releases the electric motor/clutch, or tightens it up, the outside hole spins the gypsy for retrieval. I’d never heard the terms weighing the anchor or casting the anchor, the pdf is for Great Britain, but I think these are US terms as well, just not ones I’m familiar with!

 

• Sep 22, 2019

• #7

Handsome Transom

Active Member

Jan 26, 2018

563

Penetanguishene Ontario Canada

Boat Info

1989 SeaRay Sundancer 268 454 Bravo

Engines

454 Mercruiser bravo drive

Todd320 said:

Here are the instructions for mine. There are 2 points where the handle inserts, the middle one releases the electric motor/clutch, or tightens it up, the outside hole spins the gypsy for retrieval. I’d never heard the terms weighing the anchor or casting the anchor, the pdf is for Great Britain, but I think these are US terms as well, just not ones I’m familiar with!
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This is great I think I will seriously consider this windlas should I ever need a replacement. I have had on occasion to manually retrieve an anchor and hand over hand was the only way piling the rode onto the deck and once finished loosen the gypsy to pull the rode through into the locker. I've since replaced the rode and not had issue with it excepting at my rope chain tapered backsplice on occassion. . I'll rework that over winter and hopefully get a better result doing that job on a bench at home than I achieved my first attempt .