A windlass, on the other hand, has no inherent limit on the length of the rode, which is dictated instead by the volume of the anchor locker. This is a win for the windlass. Wear and Tear A windlass ...

On Season 9, Episode 6 of Below Deck Mediterranean, which aired on July 8, the yachties geared up for stormy seas ahead when a mishap with the anchor created a "f-cking expensive" problem.

However, the anchor windlass malfunctioned, which forced the crew to leave it in the middle of the ocean. “I’ve never had to leave an anchor on purpose because the windlass didn’t work.

[As Capt. Schindler points out, the windlass is not meant to carry the load of the anchor as the boat powers across the water, often in waves. When we test boats fitted with a windlass, this is why we ...

According to Shawn Carragher and Zac Malone, zone managers, Code 312, Aircraft Carrier Program Office, who were part of recent windlass repairs on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), it required 78 ...

An anchor windlass is a machine that raises and lowers a boat's anchor using a chain cable. Labels on photograph include capstan head, wildcat, lubricating fittings, mechanical brake, wheel for ...