FIVE OCEANS ATLANTIC Series - Below Deck Preparation; Above Deck Fitting

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HORIZONTAL WINDLASS MANUAL VOLUME ONE
1. Use drilling template provided and choose an appropriate posion with reference to
the vessel’s bow roller and the chain locker below. Allow for the rotaon of the manual
operang wrench handle
2. If the deck is not at, a suitable mounng pad may be required to take up camber or
sheer.
NOTE: If in doubt about the suitable construcon of the pad consult a qualied marine
engineer.
The deck is an integral component of the windlass it has to secure the windlass and be
strong enough to cope with the high torque stresses involved in recovering the anchor.
Decks that are thin, or of foam or balsa laminate construcon, will require reinforcement
in order to spread the loads that will be applied to the deck while the windlass is in use.
3. Five Oceans recommends a minimum deck thickness of 25mm (1"), M8 Studs suit deck
and packing thickness of 25-60mm (1" - 2 1/4").
4.5 Below Deck Preparaon4.5 Below Deck Preparaon
IMPORTANT: The posioning of the windlass must be checked prior to cung for deck/hull and
bulkhead clearance. Lead from the roller should be fed horizontally back to the top of the gypsy
and along its centre line within +6˚. There must be sucient vercal fall (minimum
of 300 mm /12” at all mes) for the chain or rope when hauling in.
4.6 Above Deck Fing4.6 Above Deck Fing
Using the template and aer you have checked all the above and below deck requirements cut
the following holes: Using a 10mm (3/ three holes for the mounng studs and two for the 8”)
diameter drill bit, make the motor cables. With a 76mm (3”) diameter hole saw, make one hole
for the rode to pass through.
1. When all the holes have been made, remove the template. To help avoid water absorpon
by the deck, apply an appropriate marine sealant to the freshly cut hole edges.
2. Assemble and ghten studs into base unl they boom out in their holes.
3. Place the base mat in posion on the deck. Apply a suitable sealant to the base of the
windlass, any mounng pad or around the studs.
300 mm
(12”)
6°
1 2 3
WARNING! Failure to respect the
300 mm vertical fall may cause
malfunction.