Windless help for a 22’ Cruiser

thataway · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:53 am Post subject:

The Maxwell. is a respected brand. I have owned two 3500's which were vertical axis, but in large boats with lots of free fall room.

The CDory does not have a lot of fall room, so the Horizontal windlass axis is what I prefer.

Xtraplus18 · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2025 5:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks Dr. Bob,

I sure hoped you would have had some experience with Maxwell you could share.

I cannot believe their customer service. (World Class) to say the least.

Thanks again to everyone who piped in on this conversation 👍 I appreciate everyone’s insut.

thataway · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:19 pm Post subject:

I had excellent service with the Maxwell 3500--One was on my Cal 46, which we cruised 6 months out of the year for 5 years and traveled close to 30,000 miles, with most nights at anchor. Usual service with lubrication and keeping power leads clean is all that were necessary. No red flag with repair information--These are often used on heavy boats and heavy duty work. On the Cal 46 we used 200 feet of 5/16 G4 HT chain, and 400 feet of 5/8" rode. I also had a Maxwell on the 41' Symbol MY, with 300 feet of 3/8" BBB chain.