5
With the bow roller assembled, it can now be
located on the bow of the boat.
!!IMPORTANT!!
Before drilling any holes, make sure the bow
roller extends over the bow or side of the
boat far enough so that the anchor will not
hit the boat when being retrieved or
deployed.
Locate the bow roller and mark the three holes in
the bow roller on the deck of the boat. Using a
1/4” diameter drill bit, drill the holes through the
deck. Using three of the 1/4-20 x 3.0 long screws
in the kit (along with three lock washers, flat
washers, and nuts), secure the bow roller to the
deck as shown in Figure 4.
Remove the winch mechanism from the box
and locate behind the bow roller on the deck
of the boat as shown in Figure 5.
Operating Instructions and Replacement Parts List
Deckmate 25 Free Fall Pontoon Windlass
STEP 1. Continued
FIGURE 4
Bow roller assembly
assembled to bow of
boat
Cut-away view
!!IMPORTANT!!
BEFORE DRILLING HOLES TO MOUNT
WINCH MECHANSIM, MAKE SURE THERE
IS ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE BOW
ROLLER AND THE WINCH COVER TO
PREVENT THE ANCHOR FROM HITTING
THE COVER WHEN THE ANCHOR IS RE-
TRIEVED.
Step 2. Locating and installing winch
mechanism
STEP 2. Continued
FIGURE 5.
Location of
winch
mechanism on
bow of boat
Make sure the centerline of the rope spool is
in line with the center line of the bow roller as
shown in Figure 6. If the winch is not properly
aligned with the bow roller, the winch will not
operate properly.
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Figure 6.
Aligning winch rope
spool to bow roller
Centerline of bow roller
must line up with center line
of rope spool on winch
Remove cover from box and place over winch
as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Winch
cover placed over
winch mechanism.
