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I agree and also think that there is little chance of fitting that much line in the 208's lockerocnslr said:I recently removed a tired Horizon 500 and replaced it with a 700FF. We have a 22# Delta anchor, 30-ft of chain and 600-ft of rode, and this windlass is just fine.
Also installed the same unit on a friend's 25-ft Parker.
No way do you need a Lewmar 1000 on a 208.
Brian
sopogrady said:Just for background, I installed the 700 on my 330 Express, and it does just fine. I am going to install the Profish conversion kit this weekend and will update you on how it works.
I know the 1000 comes with the 70amp breaker, but I am not sure if the boat was originally rigged with wiring capable of handling that amperage?
seasick said:The main accessory breaker (near the battery switch)on the 208 was 40 amps. So if you wire a windlass from the distubution block (fuse panel) your current capacity will be limited. For the bigger demand winlasses, you will probably need to run new cables all the way back to the battery switch location.
All good advice.ocnslr said:seasick said:The main accessory breaker (near the battery switch)on the 208 was 40 amps. So if you wire a windlass from the distubution block (fuse panel) your current capacity will be limited. For the bigger demand winlasses, you will probably need to run new cables all the way back to the battery switch location.
I think that is a given. Run new, dedicated wiring from aft to the helm. If GW prewired the boat for a windlass then you can use the wiring that they installed from the helm to the bow.
I love our GW, but not running separate windlass supply and relying on a 40-amp accessory line to power a windlass with a 50-amp breaker on it is not good.
If you do run a separate windlass supply from aft, then you must provide a breaker aft within two feet of the supply (i.e. batteries). You can either buy a separate breaker or use the one that comes with the windlass.
On the installations that I do, I use a 100-amp surface mounted breaker aft for circuit protection, then mount the supplied breaker in the vicinity of the helm.
Brian