Lewmar V1 Owners Installation, Operation & Basic Servicing Manual

4
V
1 Windlas
s
5
V
1
Windlass
GB
I
ntro
d
uction
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
:
www.lewmar.com
A
pproval
s
For CE a
pp
roval certificates contact Lewmar.Im
p
ortan
t
inf
o
rm
at
i
o
n
about
t
hi
s
m
a
n
ua
l
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 con
d
itions. T
h
is is particu
l
ar
l
y important wit
h
h
ig
h
-spee
d
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
ma
i
ntenance
.
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
o
r
contro
l
in marine app
l
ications an
d
are not 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 o
r
ot
h
er responsi
bl
e party to assess t
h
e ris
k
of any operation
on t
h
e vesse
l.
S
afet
y
notices
1
. Insta
ll
ation
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
t
hat e
q
ui
p
ment and where there remain suffi cient trained
a
nd ex
p
erienced
p
ersonnel on deck to ensure constant
ob
servation an
d
t
h
e continue
d
safe con
d
uct
b
ot
h
of t
h
e vesse
l
a
n
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
.
1.1 G
yp
s
y
Suitabilit
y
G
ypsies fi tte
d
to t
h
e V1 range of win
dl
asses are i
d
ea
ll
y suite
d
t
o
h
an
dl
ing our factory ma
d
e Rope
/
C
h
ain com
b
ination ro
d
es,
wh
ic
h
consist of rope sp
l
ice
d
to a c
h
ain tai
l.
R
opes used must be windlass grade, medium la
y
n
y
lon. Ropes
f
r
o
m
d
iff
e
r
e
n
t
m
a
n
u
f
actu
r
e
r
s
h
a
v
e
wi
de
v
a
ri
at
i
o
n
s
in
st
r
etc
h
a
n
d
c
onsistenc
y
in diameter. Therefore, rope and chain from other
m
anufacturers ma
y
require some experimentation to determine
th
e optimum size.
Sh
ou
ld
you
h
ave
d
iffi cu
l
ty in matc
h
ing a gypsy to your c
h
ain
pl
ease consu
l
t your
l
oca
l
agent or our internationa
l
networ
k
of
L
ewmar
d
istri
b
utors wor
ld
wi
d
e.
1.2 Pac
k
age contents
•
Win
dl
ass
•
Inte
ll
igent Mounting Stu
d
s, Was
h
ers an
d
Nuts
•
Winc
h
Han
dl
e
•
Base Gas
k
et Sea
l
•
S
a
f
ety Instruct
i
on
s
•
Mounting Temp
l
ate
•
In
st
r
uct
i
o
n B
oo
kl
et
•
Warrant
y
Registration Card
•
Breaker
/
Isolato
r
•
Co
n
t
r
o
l
S
wi
tc
h
•
12 V M
oto
r
Gea
r
bo
x
1.3 Additional requirement
s
E
ac
h
insta
ll
ation requires:
W
INDL
A
SS INST
A
LL
A
TION
T
he followin
g
tools
:
•
10 mm
(
3
/
8
”)
Dril
l
•
75 mm
(
3”
)
Hole Saw
•
An a
pp
ro
p
riate marine sealan
t
W
IRIN
G
IN
S
TALLATI
O
N
•
Crim
p
in
g
Pliers/Wire Stri
pp
e
r
•
Suita
bl
e e
l
ectrica
l
ca
bl
e an
d
crimp termina
ls
1.4
A
cce
ss
orie
s
U
se onl
y
genuine Lewmar parts and accessories to ensure top
p
erformance and eliminate the risk of voiding
y
our warrant
y
.
F
or replacement parts, please see Sec. 6 or visit
y
our dealer or
t
h
e
L
e
wm
a
r w
eb
s
i
te.
1
.5 S
p
ecifi cation
s
Typica
l
wor
k
ing fi gures
:
1
.6 Fittin
g
the windlass to the deck
• If the deck is not fl at, a suitable mounting pad ma
y
be
r
e
q
uired to take u
p
camber or sheer
.
Decks that are thin
,
or of foam or balsa laminate construction
,
w
ill re
q
uire reinforcement in order to s
p
read the loads that
w
i
ll
b
e app
l
ie
d
to t
h
e
d
ec
k
w
h
i
l
e t
h
e win
dl
ass is in use
.
T
h
e stan
d
ar
d
8 mm t
h
rea
d
e
d
mounting stu
d
s supp
l
ie
d
suit
d
ec
k
an
d
pac
k
ing t
h
ic
k
ness of up to 60 mm
(2
1
/
4
”
)
. T
h
ese
a
re a
d
equate for most insta
ll
ations.
Fig.
1
.
6
-
1
• Place the windlass on the deck and decide u
p
on a
p
osition
f
or it with reference to the vessel’s bow roller (Fi
g
. 1.6-2)
a
n
d
t
h
e
c
h
a
in l
oc
k
e
r
be
l
o
w
.
R
ode
l
ead
fr
o
m
t
h
e
r
o
ll
e
r
s
h
ou
l
d
ideall
y
be fed horizontall
y
back to the top of the g
y
ps
y
and
al
ong its center
l
ine
(
Fig. 1.6-3
).
T
h
ere must
b
e suffi cient vertica
l
fa
ll
for t
h
e c
h
ain or rope,
e
ven wit
h
a fu
ll
l
oc
k
er, to
d
raw t
h
e ro
d
e from t
h
e gypsy w
h
en
h
au
l
ing in
.
V1
Win
d
l
ass
Ma
x. Pul
l
454 k
g
(
1,000 lb
)
M
ax. Line
Sp
eed
F
reef
a
ll
T
y
pical Working Laod 114 kg (
2
5
0
lb
)
Normal Line
Sp
eed
1
4 m/min
(
46 ft/min
)
L
ine Wei
g
h
t
2
0 k
g
(
65 lb
)
B
o
a
t
S
iz
e
up
to 13.7 m
(
45 ft
)
300 mm
(12”)
Fi
g
. 1.6-
2
M
o
d
e
l
G
y
p
s
y
C
hain
R
o
pe
V1
000
7 mm
(
1
/
4
”)
High Test G-4 ISO
12
-14 mm
(
1
/
2
”
)
3
strand
m
e
di
um
l
ay o
r
8
p
lait n
y
lon
py
py
001
8
mm DIN7
66,
8
mm ISO
12
-1
6
mm (
1
/
2
”
-
5
/
8
”
)
00
2
5
/
16
”
A
CCO
G
4
0
½
” 3 strand medium lay
o
r ½” 8 plait nylo
n
00
6
6
mm DIN766
12 mm
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:

Lewmar V1 Specifications

General

Brand	Lewmar
Model	V1
Category	Marine Equipment
Language	English