SeaVee said:Not to highjack this thread, but I just bought an '01 265 Express, it has a Horizon 600 series Windlass. This is my first boat with a Windlass. Prior owner never had the correct size line so the Windlass only dropped and he had to manually retrieve the anchor line.No big deal to him as he just anchored occasionally in shallow water.
I want to get this thing working correctly, any suggestions on what size/type chain and line should I use on this Windlass? I want to be able to anchor both shallow and deep water (coastal wrecks)
TIA,
SeaVee
SeaVee said:Not to highjack this thread, but I just bought an '01 265 Express, it has a Horizon 600 series Windlass. This is my first boat with a Windlass. Prior owner never had the correct size line so the Windlass only dropped and he had to manually retrieve the anchor line.No big deal to him as he just anchored occasionally in shallow water.
I want to get this thing working correctly, any suggestions on what size/type chain and line should I use on this Windlass? I want to be able to anchor both shallow and deep water (coastal wrecks)
TIA,
SeaVee
SeaVee said:Not to highjack this thread, but I just bought an '01 265 Express, it has a Horizon 600 series Windlass. This is my first boat with a Windlass. Prior owner never had the correct size line so the Windlass only dropped and he had to manually retrieve the anchor line.No big deal to him as he just anchored occasionally in shallow water.
I want to get this thing working correctly, any suggestions on what size/type chain and line should I use on this Windlass? I want to be able to anchor both shallow and deep water (coastal wrecks)
TIA,
SeaVee
lgusto said:SeaVee said:Not to highjack this thread, but I just bought an '01 265 Express, it has a Horizon 600 series Windlass. This is my first boat with a Windlass. Prior owner never had the correct size line so the Windlass only dropped and he had to manually retrieve the anchor line.No big deal to him as he just anchored occasionally in shallow water.
I want to get this thing working correctly, any suggestions on what size/type chain and line should I use on this Windlass? I want to be able to anchor both shallow and deep water (coastal wrecks)
TIA,
SeaVee
Get the manufacturer's spec and buy 20' of that line. Tie it to your anchor and chain in shallow water and see if the windlass retrieves it properly. That will tell you for sure....and it's really the only way. Once you've found the right fit buy the amount of rode you really want. And you can use the original 20' of line in lots of ways.