Dan I would like to look at your boat how this windlass is bolted to the deck and what the deck reinforcment was done before installation. I wil instal H2 or H3 Thanks Frank
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Daniel Sheer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Frank, > > I'm the guy you talked to at White Rocks Marina last weekend. I have had > trouble with my 3HM35 overheating as well. It only overheats at heavy load, > and when it did in the past, I reduced the rpm and motored on. I also had > everything checked (but did not have the exchanger cleaned). Finally I > reduced the pitch on my MaxProp by one setting, from 11 to 9 on an 18" 2 > blade. That seems to have solved the problem. The boat cruises and 6.2 or 6.3 > knots with the new setting and 2750 rpm. If someone thinks this is too slow, > please let me know. > > My horizontal Lewmar windlass is mounted aft of the chain locker. There's a > hawse pipe that takes the chain into the locker, but it comes out too low. > The chain jams unless you are moving it away from the aft end of the locker > with a pole. I intend to fix this by raising the point at which the hawse > pipe enters the chain locker. The Lewmar windlass works fine with 100' of > chain in 30' of water. It's old, but I'll send the model number when I find > it. > > Dan Sheer > Pegathy LF38 > Rock Creek off the Patapsco > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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