"GOOD" windlass install complete pics

[scalywag05]

Finally got her installed and in the water....its like having a new boat!! It was a lot of work but i am very happy with how it came out and how it performs. Definitely worth the $$$

 

[scalywag05]

None that I can notice. I really cant believe how good the thing works. I am very impressed. Everything is through bolted with 1-1/2 fender washers. The starboard is 3/4 inch. The design for this install is from Tom at Good windlass. Everything you see is installed to his spec. The only thing i changed was i added the "wings" on the starboard to match the contours of the boat. It pulls the 13 lb anchor up with ease.

 

[jdbic]

Why didn't you get the GOOD roller? I don't have the good windlass because it wasn't in my budget at the time, but the roller was. It works great and be taken off.

 

[scalywag05]

This is what the guys at good recomended. A windline urm-3. What does the good roller look like and what makes it special. I am sure if the guys at good thought their roller would have been better they would have sold me one!

 

[DaleH]

Any link to GOOD :?: ? And what makes them so .... ahhhhh, 'good'?

I've always stayed from other brands, as I hear far too many 'doesn't work so well 3+ years down the road' stories or laments for me to inve$t the change ...

 

[scalywag05]

Dale what model are you using?? Cant see from your profile picture.

www.goodwindlass.com is the website. The rollers they sell are all of the pivoting type....they look a little fugly to me. I like a more classic simple look.

 

[Lucky John]

Just be careful retrieving the anchor in rough water,otherwise you might risk getting a chip or two in your gelcoat. :shock:

 

[jdbic]

Here is the Good roller I have. There is one that looks like this one but it's longer, doesn't come off like this one. They both pivot to let the anchor out easier.