Are you concerned about the winch pulling the hatch off its hinges ?

 

I have fitted a 10mm bolt on the opposite corner of the hatch and upgrade the 6 screws that hold the hatch hinge to the hull, to 6mm nut and bolts. I have load tested the setup until the 35Amp breaker trips, then tried tugging against the chain stopper, all looks pretty solid.

 

Nice! May I suggest (if you haven't already) dressing the wires to avoid the possibility of snags with the rode?

 

Good point, these were intended as “in progress” shots and now I have finally dressed up all cabling and I will share more behind the Panel contractor shots and switches.
It’s something I have intended to do for years now and never quite found the right arrangement for me. I have scanned the bow photo shots of many 215 / 225WE “For Sale “ boats and come up with this.
I will look at supporting the bow roller from underneath by fabricating a stainless bracket shaped around the tip of the bow and welded to the underside of the bow roller channel. There’s is not much ‘meat’ on the top deck bow tip area, maybe about 1/2” of GRP-fibreglass so have backing plates of 1/8” st steel plates.

 

I would really be concerned about that hatch door being ripped right off. Aside from that love the idea

 

Is that wood sealed with epoxy or polyester resin and fibreglass at all? It looks water stained where the chain hoes through. Is there a way to secure the anchor rode to a cleat when anchored? I don’t think you want the force to be on that hatch if the boat is tugging at the anchor in wind and waves. It could easily rip that hatch open and then pull it off.

 

I like the look and concept of it, I mean who doesn’t want windlass, but I too would be worried about that locker door being pulled off, or even loosened.

 

just got a 2000 Sea Ray 240 Sundancer and was unaware until I got the boat home of the lack of ease for the anchoring situation. actually purely disappointed n Sea Ray in that regard

 

What exactly are you disappointed at?

 

just need to find the right hardware that would fit

 

Same boat Great idea I was thinking of mounting it inside under the door because of the fear of the door being ripped off I wish you well let us know how it works out

 

finding the hardware is odd because the people who sell the hardware don't know anything about what fits in what. And I'm speaking mainly on Great lakes skipper which seem to be the only ones who have and advertise the stuff but don't have any pertinent information other than the item number. I Even contacted an installer and they said like Great lakes skipper said contact The dealer to see about fitment and haven't heard anything back from the dealer 🙄.

 

Anchor rollers are easy and very plentiful pretty much everywhere. Since it appears you're not using it only as a roller, but also to store the anchor, make sure you get a style that will work with whatever anchor you want to use so it self-deploys properly. The roller also needs to extend far enough over the bow to avoid the anchor damaging the bow. But you could always give it a kick. Regardless, the anchor roller is the easy part. If needed, building a pulpit isn't all that hard, either.

The next step... do you have enough space to mount a windless/drum? Will the "drop" be deep enough (where you mount the windlass) to avoid tangling? You're going to need to secure the anchor hatch door very well... or replace it with a substitute and bolt it down. Either way, this means you lose access to the locker so you'll need to create another access point.

It's all doable and, in the end, not that hard - it just takes some thought and time.

Don't forget to add a secondary means of securing the anchor for use when underway.

 

I'm looking for a drum style winch to avoid the possibility of the rode tangling and the need to tie off.. options are limited in South Carolina, seems no one here wants to work anymore on Marine stuff definitely a boat with a stern drive as opposed to a outboard. thanks for the information and things to keep in mind. More minds are definitely better than just my one 🙂

 

Oh, you're talking about the style where the line wraps around the drum all ABOVE deck... kind of like a trailer winch? OK, this just got even easier.

That will give you more flexibility as to where to mount it since you're not using the locker. Although you'd see the mounting hardware in the cabin, you COULD mount the drum aft of the locker hatch. But you could make it look relatively nice on the interior side with a little thought.

 

yes. I would like to put it the winch on the inside of the anchor locker. and use a hawse if I can't find the thru hull anchor roller. but yes you're right You've given me something to think about as far as the size of that anchor length and the angle to make sure it drops right. I've been trying to figure it all out but can't get any information on which scuff with roller would fit. And also thanks again for you guys responding because this is the first forum where anybody has said anything back