Lewmar Pro Series Owners Installation, Operation & Basic Servicing Manual

4
P
ro-Series & Pro-Fish Windlass
I
ntro
d
uction
Im
p
ortant
i
n
f
ormat
i
on a
b
out t
hi
s manua
l
Th
roug
h
out t
h
is manua
l
, you wi
ll
see safety an
d
pro
d
uct
d
amage
w
arnings. You must fo
ll
ow t
h
ese warnings carefu
ll
y to avoi
d
p
ossi
bl
e injury or
d
amage.
T
he type of warnings, what they look like, and how they are used
i
n this manual are ex
p
lained as follows:
Dear
C
ustomer
,
T
h
an
k
you for c
h
oosing Lewmar win
dl
ass. Lewmar pro
d
ucts are
world renowned for their qualit
y
, technical innovation and proven
performance. With a Lewmar windlass
y
ou will be provided with
man
y
y
ears of outstanding service
.
P
roduct support
Lewmar products are supported b
y
a worldwide network of
distributors and Authorised Service Representatives. If
y
ou
encounter an
y
diffi culties with this product, please contact
y
our
national distributor, or
y
our local Lewmar dealer. Details are
avai
l
a
bl
e at
:
w ww.lewmar.com
App
roval
s
For CE a
pp
roval certifi cates contact Lewmar.
G
enera
l
Please read before installin
g
and operatin
g
your
Windla
ss.
Classifi cation Societies and Lewmar re
q
uire that a vessel a
t
anc
h
or must
h
ave its ro
d
e
h
e
ld
b
y a c
h
ain stopper or equiva
l
ent
strong point at a
ll
times!
At a
ll
times it is t
h
e responsi
b
i
l
ity of t
h
e
b
oat user to ensure
t
h
at t
h
e anc
h
or an
d
ro
d
e are proper
l
y stowe
d
for t
h
e prevai
l
ing
sea conditions. This is particularl
y
important with high-speed
powerboats, because an anchor accidentall
y
deplo
y
ing while
under wa
y
can cause considerable damage. An anchor windlass
is mounted in the most ex
p
osed
p
osition on a vessel and is thus
sub
j
ect to severe atmospheric attack resulting in a possibilit
y
o
f
corrosion in excess of t
h
at ex
p
erience
d
wit
h
most ot
h
er items of
d
ec
k
equipment. As t
h
e win
dl
ass may on
l
y
b
e use
d
infrequent
l
y,
t
h
e ris
k
of corrosion is furt
h
er increase
d
. It is essentia
l
t
h
at t
h
e
win
dl
ass is regu
l
ar
l
y examine
d
, operate
d
an
d
given any necessar
y
maintenance
.
P
l
ease ensure t
h
at
y
ou t
h
oroug
hly
un
d
erstan
d
t
h
e operation
and safet
y
requirements of the windlass before commencing
the installation. Onl
y
persons who are completel
y
familiar with
the controls and those who have been full
y
made aware of the
co
rr
ect
use
o
f
t
h
e
win
d
l
ass
s
h
ou
l
d
be
a
ll
o
w
ed
to
use
i
t.
If
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
any
d
ou
b
t of
h
ow to insta
ll
or operate t
h
is unit p
l
ease see
k
a
d
vice
from a suita
bl
y qua
l
ifi e
d
engineer
.
•
Win
dl
asses use
d
incorrect
l
y cou
ld
cause
h
arm to equipmen
t
o
r
c
r
ew
.
•
Win
dl
asses s
h
ou
ld
b
e use
d
wit
h
care an
d
treate
d
wit
h
res
p
ect
.
•
Sailing, like man
y
other sports can be hazardous. Even the
correct selection, maintenance and use of
p
ro
p
er e
q
ui
p
men
t
cannot eliminate the potential for danger, serious in
j
ur
y
o
r
deat
h
.
•
Lewmar win
dl
asses are
d
esigne
d
an
d
supp
l
ie
d
for anc
h
or
contro
l
in marine app
l
ications an
d
are to
b
e use
d
in conjunction
wit
h
any ot
h
er use.
•
It is t
h
e unavoi
d
a
bl
e responsi
b
i
l
ity of t
h
e owner or master or
ot
h
er responsi
bl
e party to assess t
h
e ris
k
of any operation on
the vessel
.
S
afet
y
notices
W
arn
i
ng
!
Thi
s
i
s a warn
i
ng aga
i
nst anyt
hi
ng w
hi
c
h
may cause
i
n
j
ury to peop
l
e
i
f the warnin
g
is i
g
nored. You are informed about what you must
or must not do in order to reduce the risk of in
j
ury to yourself and
o
th
e
r
s
.
S
afet
y
S
y
mbo
l
When
y
ou see the safet
y
s
y
mbol it means: “Do not...”; “Do not do
this”; or “Do not let this ha
pp
en”
.
•
L
ewmar recommen
d
s t
h
e use of appropriate Persona
l
P
rotective E
q
ui
p
ment an
d
h
an
d
s free communication
e
quipment b
y
an
y
person going aloft, and onl
y
then where
t
he person going aloft is properl
y
trained in the use of that
eq
ui
p
ment and where there remain suffi cient trained and
e
x
p
erienced
p
ersonnel on deck to ensure constant observation
a
n
d
t
h
e continue
d
safe con
d
uct
b
ot
h
of t
h
e vesse
l
an
d
t
h
e
h
oisting operation.
Fittin
g
•
This e
q
ui
p
ment must be installed and o
p
erated in accordance
w
i
t
h
t
h
e
in
st
r
uct
i
o
n
s
co
n
ta
in
ed
in
t
hi
s
m
a
n
ua
l
.
F
a
il
u
r
e
to
do
s
o could result in poor product performance, personal in
j
ur
y
a
nd/or damage to
y
our boat.
•
Consult the boat manufacturer if
y
ou have an
y
doubt about
th
e strengt
h
or suita
b
i
l
ity of t
h
e mounting
l
ocation
.
E
l
ect
ri
ca
l
•
Ma
k
e sure you
h
ave switc
h
e
d
off t
h
e power
b
efore you start
i
nsta
ll
ing t
h
is pro
d
uct.
•
If in doubt about installin
g
electrical e
q
ui
p
ment
p
lease seek
a
dvice from a suitabl
y
qualifi ed electrical engineer
.
El
ectromagnet
i
c compat
ibili
t
y
•
It is essentia
l
t
h
at t
h
is pro
d
uct
d
oes not cause any
el
ectromagnetic
d
istur
b
ance to any ot
h
er e
l
ectrica
l
or
el
ectronic equipment insta
ll
e
d
in t
h
e vesse
l
. T
h
is wi
ll
b
e
a
c
h
ieve
d
if t
h
e win
dl
ass is connecte
d
to t
h
e same
b
attery as
t
he vessel’s starter motor and not to the service batter
y
to
w
hich other e
q
ui
p
ment is connected. In addition, the run of
t
he wiring, from the batter
y
to the windlass, should be kept
a
s far a
p
art from the other wirin
g
on the vessel as
p
ossible.
F
or instance, if the main wirin
g
loom is to starboard, fi t the
w
in
dl
ass wiring to port.
It s
h
ou
ld
b
e note
d
t
h
at t
h
ere is no evi
d
ence to in
d
icate t
h
at
w
in
dl
ass insta
ll
ations
d
o cause magnetic interference
b
ut t
h
e
i
nsta
ll
er is a
d
vise
d
to carry out c
h
ec
k
s w
h
en t
h
e insta
ll
ation
i
s comp
l
ete.

Lewmar Pro Series Specifications

General

Series	Pro Series
Gear Type	Spur Gear
Voltage	12V
Type	Electric Windlass
Handle Options	Manual Override (varies by model)
Mounting	Horizontal