Are G.W.'s pre wired for windlass?

[Yellow Boy]

I am about to install an anchor windlass and have been told that G/W's are pre wired at the factory for this install. I have poked around the anchor locker but have been unable to locate any cable ends. Can anyone comment on this?
yb

 

[seasick]

Call Grady techical support and ask.

 

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

If they did on your model and year, the wires should be stuck under the cap, next to the hatch, or if you have a gap between the liner in the cabin and the outer skin, they might be there, stick you fingers from the anchor locker to see/feel. First thing i would do is look for a thick loose red wire in the battery compartment.

 

[ocnslr]

Our 2002 Islander 270 was 'pre-wired', but I found out from the factory that the wiring was form the helm area to the bow. When I inquired where the power would come from, I was told that they simply take it from the general power available at the helm.

It made little sense to me to install a windlass that has a 25-amp breaker, fed from a supply with a 40-amp breaker. That's the kind of installation that causes your electronics to shut down when you raise the anchor.

So, I installed new, separate, feeder cables from the battery area aft to the console, to provide the power for the windlass. I used a surface-mount 40-amp breaker aft (as required within two feet of the source), and still installed the 25-amp breaker locally at the helm.

I made this choice with the smaller Horizon 500 windlass, which uses a 25-amp breaker. It would seem really strange if using a larger windlass, with the usual 40-amp breaker, to feed it from the general helm supply. JMHO.

Brian

 

[seabob4]

A "Windlass Pre-Wire" typically means the cabling running from the helm to the bow. You supply the cables from the batts to the helm...

 

[Yellow Boy]

I called Grady and got the same answer. "The prewire if installed would run from the helm to the bow and power should be taken off of a helm area buss bar". I too think this is not the way I want the windlass wired. I will run dedicated cabling from the battery for the windlass.

Thanks to all responders.
yb

 

[LeapFrog]

Good question and good answers! Thanks! :goodjob
I've had problems with my GPS restarting while raising my anchor... I'll be pulling some new dedicated wires from the batteries up to the breaker at the helm soon!

 

[BobP]

What mode/ / year Grady?

My model pre wire is stern to bow direct.