GrahamM376
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I've only fitted a windlass to one Bavaria and the cables were already factory installed, which makes the add-on windlass installation price people quote, extortionate.
What windlass to install
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I've only fitted a windlass to one Bavaria and the cables were already factory installed, which makes the add-on windlass installation price people quote, extortionate.
Billjratt
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Which word do you not understand?
Ricd
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Any idea what vintage she was? Mine is 2000 build.
Did you build a platform in the anchor locker or was that also already ther?
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GrahamM376
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It was around 5 - 6 years ago and the boat wasn't new so likely around early to mid 2000s, cable ends had to be broken out of gelwash on stbd side of locker.
Platform was already installed, IIRC like a large plate with 90 degree bend downwards at front end, open access underneath. Windlass was Lofrans horizontal, maybe a Kobra.
GrahamM376
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Indeed. One boat I worked on, he had torn the rear studs out of the windlass and bent the front ones about 45 degrees, had never heard of a snubber. That was a Bavaria as well and the mounting platform was certainly stronger than the windlass
NormanS
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Mainly the reference to something about Northern Rhodesia.?
I dont push my anchor chain down with the windlass. I find that gravity manages to do it all by itself.
Tranona
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The wiring may well be there. First thing to check is the control box wiring. The box is above the distribution board behind the switch panel. If the tails are there you may find it a bit of a squeeze fitting the box as the latest type has different fittings from the original (my boat is 2001). Seem to remember that the factory fit windlass cost little more than the retail price of the unit which suggests it was easy and quick to fit, although as with yours don't think all the standard boats had the platform. The standard control was wired to a plug in the anchor locker - not a good idea as it is very vulnerable. Rewired mine to a hand control on a lead coming out of the forehatch. Have a wireless remote as well.
duncan99210
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When we bought Rampage she had a weedy 600 watt winch fitted which used a reversing controller and therefore only required two cables to power it. I cursed when we found this out when fitting the new winch after the original died in La Coruna. However, I found that the three required cables had been fitted during the build, which suggests that Bavaria fitted them as standard. The Lofrans control/relay box fitted into the space vacated by the original two cable relay box, the only problem being the need to fit a terminal to the up til then unused cable end.
The cables in our case terminated aft of the winch shelf, but most of the cable runs in the boat are led down the starboard side where feasible, so if cables are there, that's probably where they'll be.
The cables in our case terminated aft of the winch shelf, but most of the cable runs in the boat are led down the starboard side where feasible, so if cables are there, that's probably where they'll be.
Babylon
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Have you looked at the Quick range? Available from Seateach.
