Re: electric windlass
Joe - I dont have access to my issues of Powerboat Reports right now, but they did a review of several windlasses in diff price ranges last year. I think it might have been three articles total. A lot about the manfs specs were exaggerated, i.e. pulling speed and pulling lbs often didnt test anywhere near what the manfs claimed. Some windlasses are definitely better than others, and no one manf stood out with products that met spec in all size categories.<br /><br />If someone else on the forum here doesnt have the info from Powerboat Reports, you might want to consider purchasing the article from them. I think you want the July 2005 issue, windlasses under $1000. Bottom-line: Maxwell HRC 8 was PBRs choice for a horizontal windlass, and Quicks Crystal 1000 was top pick for a vertical windlass, in the under-$1000 category.<br /><br />Feb 2004 - first round evaluation of under-$1000 windlasses<br />July 2005 - under-$1000 windlasses evaluated, includes results from Feb 2004 testing <br />Sept 2005 - vertical windlasses evaluated<br />Dec 2005 - horizontal windlasses evaluated
