Lewmar Pro Series Owners Installation, Operation & Basic Servicing Manual

1
0
P
ro-Series & Pro-Fish Windlass
As a pru
d
ent act of seamans
h
ip, anc
h
or recovery operations
re
q
uire the undivided attention of ski
pp
er and crew to
p
reven
t
personal in
j
ur
y
or damage to the vessel.
In a t
y
pical anchor recover
y
situation, the windlass will pass
throu
g
h a number of o
p
erational
p
hases.
3.1 Safet
y
fi rs
t
To avoi
d
persona
l
injuries ensure t
h
at
l
im
b
s, fi ngers an
d
c
l
ot
h
ing
are
k
ept c
l
ear of t
h
e anc
h
or ro
d
e an
d
win
dl
ass
d
uring operation.
A
l
ways ensure t
h
at t
h
ere are no swimmers or
d
ivers near
b
y w
h
en
d
ropping your anc
h
or
.
3.2 U
s
e of clutch on Pro-Serie
s
To ti
g
hten the clutch - usin
g
the Installation Tool & Clutch Leve
r
su
pp
lied, rotate the clutch nut (1) clockwise, this will
g
ri
p
the
gypsy, effective
l
y
l
oc
k
ing it to t
h
e win
dl
ass gear train.
To s
l
ac
k
en t
h
e c
l
utc
h
- turn t
h
e nut antic
l
oc
k
wise, t
h
is wi
ll
free
t
h
e gypsy a
ll
owing it to turn in
d
epen
d
ent
l
y of t
h
e win
dl
ass gear
train. A
l
ways remove t
h
e
h
an
dl
e after use.
3.3 U
s
e of clutch on Pro-Fi
s
h freefall
Pr
ess
D
O
WN
butto
n f
o
r 2
seco
n
ds
u
n
t
il
t
h
e
a
n
c
h
o
r i
s
u
n
de
r
freefall. (Note: Pressin
g
the DOWN button for 5+ seconds will
result in a lon
g
er clutch re-en
g
a
g
ement time durin
g
the next UP
comman
d)
. If using a rope
/
c
h
ain ro
d
e, motor astern to create
t
h
e
d
esire
d
scope
.
Once scope
h
as
b
een create
d
press t
h
e UP
b
utton continuous
l
y
unti
l
freefa
ll
stops. It norma
ll
y ta
k
es severa
l
secon
d
s to fu
ll
y
re-engage t
h
e interna
l
c
l
utc
h
mec
h
anism,
l
oc
k
ing t
h
e win
dl
ass.
Fai
l
ure to
d
o t
h
is cou
ld
resu
l
t in rope
/
c
h
ain creeping out. Press
the UP button continuousl
y
to recover the anchor
.
3.4 Letting go under gravit
y
Insert t
h
e c
l
utc
h
l
ever into t
h
e c
l
utc
h
nut
(
1
)
an
d
turn it c
l
oc
k
wise
to ensure t
h
at t
h
e c
l
utc
h
is tig
h
t. Re
l
ease any in
d
epen
d
ent anc
h
o
r
l
oc
k
s. If it is safe to
d
o so, pu
ll
b
ac
k
on t
h
e c
l
utc
h
l
ever unti
l
t
h
e
anchor and rode begin to pa
y
out. Control the rate of descent o
f
the anchor b
y
pushing the clutch lever forwards. When suffi cien
t
rode has been paid out, full
y
tighten the clutch nut once again.
3.5 Lett
i
ng go un
d
er power
Re
l
ease any in
d
epen
d
ent anc
h
or
l
oc
k
s. If it is safe to
d
o so,
l
et
go un
d
er power
b
y operating a
d
own contro
l
. Re
l
ease t
h
e contro
l
w
h
en suffi cient ro
d
e
h
as
b
een pai
d
out.
3.6
Ch
ange Pro-F
i
s
h
to power
d
own mo
d
e
Lock the Pro-Fish Plun
g
er (38) in, usin
g
the Sto
pp
er (41). The unit will
now function as a stan
d
ar
d
Pro-Series
.
3.7 Lying to anchor safel
y
Vesse
l
s at anc
h
or wi
ll
snu
b
on t
h
e ro
d
e an
d
t
h
is can cause s
l
ippage or
apply excessive loads to the windlass.
For maximum safety and to prevent damage, the windlass must not be
l
e
f
t
to
ta
k
e
t
h
e
e
n
t
ir
e
f
o
r
ce
fr
o
m
t
h
e
a
n
c
h
o
r r
ode
whil
e
at
a
n
c
h
o
r
.
Th
e
rode should be made fast directl
y
to a bollard, sampson post or cleat.
3
.8 Hau
li
ng
in
U
ntie t
h
e
b
ri
dl
e or rep
l
ace t
h
e ro
d
e in t
h
e gypsy. If it is safe to
d
o
s
o, operate an ‘Up’ contro
l
. Having retrieve
d
t
h
e anc
h
or, ensure it
i
s in
d
epen
d
ent
l
y secure
d
to prevent its acci
d
enta
l
re
l
ease.
3
.9 Manua
l
recovery
I
nsert a standard 12 mm
(
1
/
2
”
)
drive ratchet into the socket
o
n the end of the Driveshaft (30). Usin
g
the ratchet, turn the
d
riv
es
h
a
f
t
c
l
oc
kwi
se.
3
.10 Operating tips
Wh
en anc
h
oring, it is
b
est to power t
h
e ro
d
e out, a
ll
owing t
h
e
v
esse
l
to ta
k
e up stern way
b
efore fu
ll
scope is
l
et out. T
h
is
h
e
l
ps
p
revent the rode from becoming tangled on top of
y
our anchor
o
n
t
h
e
seabed.
T
o aid anchor recover
y
, we recommend that the vessel’s engine
b
e used to assist b
y
moving the vessel towards the anchor. We
d
o not recommend that the vessel be motored over and be
y
ond
th
e anc
h
or, as t
h
is can cause t
h
e ro
d
e to
d
amage your topsi
d
es.
A
s t
h
e anc
h
or approac
h
es t
h
e stem
h
ea
d
, t
h
e
l
ast few feet of
r
o
d
e s
h
ou
ld
b
e inc
h
e
d
in
b
y ju
d
icious use of contro
l
s to avoi
d
d
amage to t
h
e vesse
l
. Having retrieve
d
t
h
e anc
h
or, ensure it is
i
ndependentl
y
secured to prevent accidental release. It is strongl
y
a
dvised to use an anchor safet
y
strap (Part No. 66840011), or a
c
hain sto
pp
er (Part No. 2417301).
W
hen mooring stern to, at a suitable distance from the
j
ett
y
,
d
eplo
y
the anchor to prevent the bow from swinging. Gentl
y
pa
y
o
ut t
h
e ro
d
e un
d
er t
h
e infl uence of t
h
e stern way of t
h
e vesse
l
a
s it approac
h
es t
h
e jetty. Ma
k
e fast your vesse
l
wit
h
warps from
th
e stern.
3
.11 Joinin
g
rope to chain
W
hen s
p
licin
g
ro
p
e to chain, select a len
g
th of chain that will
a
void having the splice positioned in the g
y
ps
y
when the anchor
c
omes over the stemhead. Furthermore, ensure that the s
p
lice
i
s no ti
g
hter than the ro
p
e. A hard s
p
lice is not desired.
W
ith whipping twine or similar, seize
y
our rope 200 mm (8”) from
th
e rope’s en
d
an
d
un
l
ay t
h
e stran
d
s.
P
ass one stran
d
t
h
roug
h
t
h
e c
h
ain
l
in
k
from one si
d
e an
d
t
h
e ot
h
er
t
wo stran
d
s from t
h
e opposite si
d
e. Remove seizing an
d
comp
l
ete
a
b
ac
k
sp
l
ice in t
h
e norma
l
manner for four fu
ll
tuc
k
s.
W
it
h
a
h
ot
k
nife pare
d
own t
h
e t
h
ree stran
d
s
b
y one
h
a
l
f of t
h
eir
d
i
a
m
ete
r
a
n
d
co
n
t
in
ue
wi
th
t
w
o
f
u
r
the
r
tucks.
W
ith a hot knife, carefull
y
melt the ends back into the line.
B
ecause of wide variations in rope t
y
pe and construction some
e
xperimentation ma
y
be required.
W
hi
p
the line with
p
ermanent whi
pp
in
g
at the be
g
innin
g
of the
t
aper.
Th
e a
b
ove met
h
o
d
of joining is
d
esigne
d
to minimize c
h
afe
b
etween t
h
e rope an
d
c
h
ain
b
ut as a matter of pru
d
ent seamans
h
ip
th
e sp
l
ice s
h
ou
ld
b
e c
h
ec
k
e
d
regu
l
ar
l
y an
d
rema
d
e if t
h
ere is
a
ny evi
d
ence of wear.
F
i
g
. 3.
11
.
1
3
. Operating
y
our windlass
To ensure continuous freefall operation using rope
/
chain rode, it
is important that the rope is FREE
f
rom knots or hockles. To avoid
thi
s pro
bl
em we recommen
d
per
i
o
di
ca
ll
y pay
i
ng out t
h
e ro
d
e w
hil
st
motoring astern (in deep water) to unwind and knots or hockles
t
hat may be
p
resent
.
Isolate the windlass electrically and tie rode off to a secure fi xin
g
p
oint
p
rior to carryin
g
out o
p
eration 3.6.

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