I don’t know who invented the anchor windlass, but I am sure that person ranks as one of the unsung heroes of boating. An anchor windlass saves backs, allows boaters to more easily visit more places, ...

There’s nothing like a windlass to take the sweat out of anchoring. But according to many windlass manufacturers to whom we spoke, most people haven’t a clue about using one. There’s more to it than ...

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees and ship’s force worked together to repair the anchor windlass on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in about a third of the time it took ...

Wesmar is introducing the new WM3500 Stainless Steel Vertical Anchor Windlass. The Wesmar Anchor Windlass addresses the critical act of anchoring, quicker and more safely. With a touch of a button, ...

An anchor windlass is a machine that raises and lowers a boat's anchor using a chain cable. Labels on photograph include capstan head, wildcat, lubricating fittings, mechanical brake, wheel for ...

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