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no-engine · 10-02-2010, 10:00 AM

All I can say is WOW, looking at that picture of chain to line connection.
In all my time in nautical situations, I have never seen such connection - the line directly. Such poor seamanship! No wonder the windlass is now discontinued!

Anything regarding a boat should be easily reversed, thus the shackle connection. The only way to disconnect would be to cut the line! An after-thought: for such time & money invested in the antique boats at the July Show, it's unreal the owner's lack of knot-tying knowledge!

I have been aboard many boats many times seeing chain to shackle to line and splice over the eye thimble, and seen it all pass over winches and windlasses without an issue. YES, that picture looks good to a non-experienced viewer, that the windlass will function pulling the line and then transition to chain.
Also, I personally have crewed aboard and been forward to observe the winching up of anchor to make sure there is nothing jammed like a rock from the bottom. We never pressed a button without observing.
I hate to be negative about what a manufacturer has delivered on a good sized boat, seriously. Some "engineer" learned their lesson and stopped production; I wonder what they changed to. Thanks for reading my observations.

10-02-2010, 10:00 AM	#13
no-engine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West side Winnipesaukee, Lakes Region Posts: 516 Thanks: 20 Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts	Windlass All I can say is WOW, looking at that picture of chain to line connection. In all my time in nautical situations, I have never seen such connection - the line directly. Such poor seamanship! No wonder the windlass is now discontinued! Anything regarding a boat should be easily reversed, thus the shackle connection. The only way to disconnect would be to cut the line! An after-thought: for such time & money invested in the antique boats at the July Show, it's unreal the owner's lack of knot-tying knowledge! I have been aboard many boats many times seeing chain to shackle to line and splice over the eye thimble, and seen it all pass over winches and windlasses without an issue. YES, that picture looks good to a non-experienced viewer, that the windlass will function pulling the line and then transition to chain. Also, I personally have crewed aboard and been forward to observe the winching up of anchor to make sure there is nothing jammed like a rock from the bottom. We never pressed a button without observing. I hate to be negative about what a manufacturer has delivered on a good sized boat, seriously. Some "engineer" learned their lesson and stopped production; I wonder what they changed to. Thanks for reading my observations.