OceanFlyer Grand Banks 49' Classic Operating Manual page 27

4A4: Anchor Windlass
The anchor on OceanFlyer is raised and lowered by a Lofrans Falkon
Windlass on the bow pulpit. The windlass is controlled by foot switches at the bow.
The control circuit breaker for the windlass is on the windlass breaker panel on the
starboard side of the salon helm console. The windlass raises/lowers the anchor.
Be sure to leave the breaker "Off" when the windlass is not
in use. This prevents damage in the event that a
footswitch fails due to salt water contamination!
This collar can be
rotated by hand to
expose socket
handle to ratchet chain
up or down.
If the windlass should fail to operate when its foot switches are operated, trouble-shoot as
follows:
! Be sure the windlass breaker and switch are "on";
! If the breaker/switch was on, try the manual up/down switch at either helm (if this works, use
these switches instead of the foot switches until the foot switches are repaired);
! If the manual switches don't work, you can quickly determine if the windlass itself has failed:
Remove the back cover from the windlass and, with a voltmeter, check to see if while a
switch is depressed, there is DC voltage on it's terminals; if not, check the actual wires
themselves where they connect to the windlass. The windlass uses so much current that
sometime the connection — though it appears tight — may have failed. If there is voltage
on the wires, tighten the nuts firmly on the terminals.
! If all this fails, use the brake wheel to keep the wildcat from letting out chain while you
loosen the clutch on the starboard side of the windlass, then put the handle in the collar on
the left side, and "ratchet" the windlass up with the handle, tightening the brake after each
lift to keep the chain from slipping back.
4A5: Anchoring & Stern/Shore Line: See Section 3B3, 3B4.
for
Section 4A: Anchor & Ground Tackle 4.3
Windlass breaker.
Loosen this clutch to
release wildcat from
hoist motor
Tighten this brake
to hold chain and
relieve pressure on
the windlass.