Lewmar 700 Pro or 700 Profish?

[crazy4salmon]

Afternoon guys and gals. Any thoughts on the two windlass mentioned above? Sounds like they are the same but the Profish can freefall down. I am not anchoring to sit on an exact spot and it worries me to drop and anchor that fast. I am thinking of going with the 700 Pro? Power up and power down. Thanks for any thoughts or ideas.

 

[thataway]

I have owned both of these windlass. Unless you want the free fall feature, go with the 700 Pro. I like to pay out the anchor rode under control. Take up a little slack and check for set/draging.

 

[colbysmith]

I had the pro on my 22 and liked it. I put the profish on my 25, and the freefall and it's mechanism are somewhat a PITA. Hard to describe, but the way it works is with a ratcheting rod that makes a helluva racket when you bring the anchor up. I'd say unless you really have a use to freefall the anchor, stick with the regular pro. Colby

 

[Dreamer]

I had the ProFish on my TC255 and never used that feature. Save some money and skip the Free Fall.

 

[T.R. Bauer]

I agree.

 

[crazy4salmon]

Thanks for the great replies and experience. I won't use the freefall. So, I will be going with the 700 Pro. What a great place/resource.