Parker Yahoo Group Archived Messages
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77 | cisspdavidm2 | Re: Finally--found the alternative Parker site :) | 12/3/2003 8:12:00 | |
--- In <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=4kxHwi0wdI4fCLfM8_E8bvSgg2T3kBYKtAUR8NWrDpiVIE7F-qgE0JrIz7jdvIqiCt4nvkTOvvap8qTG-b3foJDUV9Rzgw">[email protected]</a>, "gergs2510" <gergs2510@y...> wrote: > Howdy Skopje. I hope you are right on the windlass, thats one of my > winter projects. I bought a powerwinch 31 and am getting ready to > rough it in on the first mild weekend. > > Did you run into any problems with the anchor locker? Any issues > with the depth or position the downshot imposes on the windlass > itself? Also, does the anchor actually free-fall down or does > someone have to give it a start (with the pulpit on my 2510, the > anchor actually pitches back, not down, and doesn't look like it will > freefall). > > My other major project is an autopilot. I'm out of room on the > console for guages though, so it may be a navpod for the display. > Anyway, it's good to find a pool of parker folks in one place again. > > Thanks > gergs, The pulpit, windlass, and anchor locker were all factory installed. I ordered it that way. Have never had a problem with the rode going back into the anchor locker. Have checked it a number of times by opening the hatch up in the front of the v-berth, and the rode and chain are all neatly deposited in the locker. Have never had a problem with the anchor (hooker danforth type) falling off the pulpit. Ocassionally, it won't line up to go back in, so someone has to go forward and rotate the anchor a bit while I tighten the rode with the windlass. Sometimes I can drop the anchor a foot or two and bring it back in and it will line up. Anchor does not freefall. The windlass that Parker installed is a Horizon 400 (I think--not near the boat or my paper files to confirm). Skopje |