[Sentoa] Anchor Windlass and Other Questions

[Joel Truher]

my $0.02:

I installed buell horns on my tug, which i found somewhat more manly, i.e.
brassier, than the kahlenbergs, which i found slightly more reserved.  also,
the tuning, for a pair, is slightly different.  i also used a metering valve
rather than an electric one; i highly recommend it.

re: the stack, i cut the top out, and fabricated a nice-looking cover plate,
so that i could have easier access inside the stack, without the concern to
perfect caulking.


joel



On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Cook, Carey <CCook at sandc.com> wrote:

>  It was a sad day last Sunday as we had to pull our boat for the winter.
> So now I am doing research for things to buy for next season.  Though I have
> had LeeLoo for three years now, these are perhaps still newbie questions.
>
> Question #1  I want to purchase an anchor windlass to be installed next
> season.  I was looking at a Lewmar Profish 1000 (horizontal) and was ready
> to pull the trigger.  Then I thought that a Lofrans Tigress would look much
> more sexy up on the bow.  The question is this.  Do I need an all-chain rode
> with the Tigress?  Right now I have 20 feet of chain and 150 feet or so of
> three-strand nylon rode.  With the Tigress, can you use the rope gypsy to
> get started with the retrieval and then stop and insert the chain into the
> chain gypsy?  That doesn't seem practical or safe.  Is their a different
> Lofrans windlass that works with nylon rode and chain?  Any specific
> recommendations for a windlass to use with a nylon rode / chain combination?
>
> Question #2  I prefer the term "manly" to describe my tug rather than
> "cute".  But then when I, well, toot the horn, it right back to cute.  So I
> want to swap out the existing air horn for a Kahlenberg air horn.  Has
> anyone done this?  I think I can use the existing wiring to the horn button,
> but I will likely have to remove the smoke stack to swap the horn
> components.  Has anyone removed and reinstalled the stack?  I assume I
> just remove the mounting screws in the salon roof and gently tug the stack
> back away from the roof of the pilothouse.  I think there is a connector to
> deal with also.  To reinstall the stack, the critical thing I would think is
> to carefully re-caulk the screw holes.  Am I missing anything?
>
> Question #3  (Addressed to northern owners who pull their boats in the
> fall.)  My boat was really clean this year -- just a thin coating of slime
> -- probably due to the cold summer we had on Lake Michigan.  But the
> propeller looks all rough and dirty.  Aside from the pressure wash, what
> else should I do to the prop (and the rudder) to keep them clean and shiny?
> I don't want to make work for myself, but I want my prop and rudder to look
> nice.  Plus, a good cleaning will promote a close inspection of the prop and
> rudder, a good thing.  Any advice?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Carey Cook
> 32-138 -- LeeLoo
> Racine, WI (in storage)
>
>
>
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