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Best Windlass for 30ft and 40ft Boats: Verified Specs and Prices
At this size you have the locker depth to run a gypsy, so the real question is vertical or horizontal. Ten models compared on working load rather than the derived max-pull figure, with prices and the fall depth each one needs.
Bow Chocks and Fairleads: Which One Your Boat Needs
Closed chock or open skene? The line either threads through or drops in, and that single question decides most of it. All five fittings compared, with sizes and prices.
Five Anchoring Accessories, Ranked by What Fails First
The windlass is the expensive part of an anchoring system, but it is rarely the part that fails. The rode, the load path and the controls are. Five accessories ordered by consequence, with prices.
Drum Winch vs Windlass: Which Does Your Boat Actually Need?
A windlass drops chain into a locker. A drum winch carries the whole rode wound on itself. Measure the fall in your anchor locker and the choice makes itself, then compare the Muir drum range against Lone Star on price.
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