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Windlass user manual
Windlass Operation
Wireless remote control
The remote is waterproof and floats if dropped into the water. It has under normal conditions an
radio range of 15m.
Remote control is turned ON by pressing both ON buttons.
To ensure a long battery lifetime, the remote control switches off automatically 4 min. after the
last button was pressed.
(NB: Remote and receiver is normally connected and ready to use. See own manual for more
information and variants.)
Windlass Panel
The windlass controller 150800 is a full
direction and PVM- speed controller with Amp
and voltage monitor. It can control the
direction of the windlass and reduce the speed
without reducing the pulling power of the
system
(NB: This allows for smoother operation
(ramped motor start) and access to features
like Slow pull speed.)
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Please refer to the graphic for special considerations relating to your model
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RCT-21
RCT-23
REMOTE CONTROL
PANEL CONTROL
Docking with remote control
RC-21E, RC-22E & RC-23E
1. Make sure the boat engine is running during anchoring.
2. Decide where you want to drop anchor.
3. Check that the safety line on the anchor has been loosened.
4. Turn ON the main switch of the windlass.
5. When main switch for the windlass has been switched off, you must press down both ON buttons on the remote, before pressing DOWN button to
release the anchor.
Docking with fi xed switch panel
1. Press the down button for at least 1 sec.
2. The anchor will drop.
3. The windlass is now released and the rope will run out in step with the progress of the boat towards land.
4. Tie up the boat
(NB: The windlass will always wind in slowly before it reaches to full speed. From software 1.008 can the windlass wind in with reduced speed by
double clicking the UP button.)
Departing
1. Start the boat engine.
2. Turn on the main switch.
3. Release the mooring from land.
4. Activate the windlass.
5.
Keep the up button depressed, and the windlass will pull the boat away from land. The windlass will pull the anchor up at full speed until the fi rst
auto stop is activated.
After the fi rst auto stop:
1. Release the up button, press again and keep depressed.
2. The windlass will continue to raise the anchor slowly until the second auto stop is activated, stopping the windlass completely.
3. The anchor will then be correctly seated in the anchor bracket.
4. Attach the safety line to the anchor.
5. Turn off the main switch of the windlass.
6. Have a pleasant sailing!
(NB: This ONLY applies for rope windlasses and requires the anchor rope to be correctly fi tted with end-stop sensor rings.)
(NB: If the windlass is straining while raising the anchor, it would be a good idea to run the windlass in periods. Once the boat has begun to move
backwards, you can release the up button and then run the windlass in periods.)
IMPORTANT
Keep an eye on the anchor when it leaves the water and seats in the anchor bracket. This will allow you to stop the windlass and prevent dam-
age if the anchor pulls up foreign objects from the seabed.
WARNING
For safety ALWAYS secure the anchor with a suitable
safety line when not in use.
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Activating lowers Anchor/
Windlass
Activating raises Anchor/
Windlass
Anchor UP
When the anchor has dropped to the seabed, press the “up” button to tighten the slack. The windlass will continue to winch in as long
as you keep the “up” button depressed. If the remote control has switched off automatically
(i.e. if you have not pressed a button for
more than 4 min)
you must first switch ON, then press ‘UP start to wind in the anchor rope/chain. The windlass always starts to operate
at reduced speed before increasing to full speed.
Anchor DOWN
When the remote control is switched on, you can drop the anchor by pressing the “down” button. Keep this button depressed for at
least 1 second to drop the anchor.
The windlass will then run out slowly in the beginning to ensure the correct release function.
This system is designed so the windlass automatically stops pulling when the anchor reaches the boat. If normally adjusted it will stop when the
anchor is hanging 0,5-1 m under the surface.
(NB: This allows for time to finish any close quarter maneuverer, get lines and other equipment used
at anchor in order, inspect the anchor to ensure it is free of cables, trolleys or whatever else you might catch.)
Also by sailing slowly it is possible to flush the anchor free of sand, seaweed or sediments before the final operation to raise anchor on board the
boat.
After the first stop is detected and pull is resumed by repressing the “up” again and the controller will pull the anchor in at reduced speed and with
a lower allowable pull until the second stop is registered. At this point, the anchor should rest in the bracket without unnecessary high tension on
the rope, windlass, fasteners etc.
Double-tap Anchor UP feature
If all power has been removed from the windlass
(i.e powered off after leaving the vessel or during an overnight anchoring) the internal
sensor will no longer remember the current status of the anchor's position (Up or DOWN).
Instead of releasing the slack on the anchor completely Double-tap UP to activate the slow retract of the anchor.
(NB: This can help
safely navigate away from objects when un/ mooring the vessel.)
Double-tap UP to activate the
slow retract of the anchor to
slowly pull the vessel away from
objects.
IMPORTANT
Always turn OFF the power to the windlass when it is not being operated.
The anchor must always be secured to the boat while the boat is sailing. Use the safety line supplied.
WARNING
ALWAYS secure the anchor with a suitable safety line when not in use. The windlass cannot be considered a fixed point. (Underway the
rope can potentially slide in the housing gypsy. An unintended mechanical release of the gypsy can not be guaranteed.)
Control Panels
End-Stop Sensor