Windlass Remote Control with Chain Counter
Windlass Remote Control with Chain Counter
- Control your windlass from anywhere on your boat - including the cockpit
- Especially useful if short-handed, so you can be in two places at once
- System comprises the handheld Remote and a Receiver that is mounted near the windlass
- Uses a reed sensor and magnet to count gypsy rotations.
- Please contact us with details of your windlass etc. before ordering and see our 'Installation and Operating Manual'
- Easy to install and calibrate to your windlass
- Can be set to read in metres (default), feet or fathoms
- More reliable and easier to use than foot-switches or cabled remotes
- Very fast response to allow 'nudging', and very long range
- International wireless certification
- Easy to install
- Can be used instead of or in parallel with existing controls
- Each system has a unique ID code
- Very low power consumption
- Works with all boat types including steel
- Range typically 100m line-of-sight, 50m once installed
Remote
- Simple two button UP/DOWN operation
- Easy zeroing of chain count, and previous chain count is stored until zeroed
- Can be calibrated to metres, feet or fathoms and has 0.1 digit resolution
- Display easy to read at night and in bright sunlight
- Remote switches off automatically after 10 minutes of inactivity
- Sealed waterproof enclosure (and it floats)
- Comfortable to hold, and big buttons are easy to operate, even with gloved hands
- Wrist lanyard for extra security
- 3 x AAA Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries provide for typically 200, 10-minute anchoring operation. Please note: Remotes are supplied without batteries to comply with shipping regulations.
- Worldwide license exempt radio transmission
Spare Remote
Click Here to order a spare Remote for an existing system
Receiver
- Easy to install
- Can be used instead of or in parallel with existing controls.
- Available for 12v or 24v operation
- Rugged water resistant enclosure
- Internal relays fused at 10 amps
- 2 metre connecting cables supplied as standard
- Very low (30mA) power consumption
- Comprehensive Installation Manual
Will it work with y our windlass?
The great majority of modern vertical windlass are supplied either with a chain count sensor already installed, or with the gypsy and base pre-drilled.
Compatible windlasses for the chain counter include:
Lewmar: all current windlasses except the Pro/Fish range
Lofrans: all vertical windlasses
Maxwell: all current windlasses except HRC-FF
Quick: all current windlasses except HR5
We commonly supply the chain sensor manufactured by Lewmar (part no. 66000615), this comprises a magnet (8mm dia + 4mm) and a reed switch (6mm dia). However if these dimensions are not compatible with your windlass we can supply alternatives – please ask.
Horizontal Windlass
Some horizontal windlass are not supplied ready for chain counting - for these we have developed a very rugged chain sensor that can be readily retrofitted to existing installations. Please see 'Accessories' for a detailed description and installation guide.
Customer video
We are hugely grateful to our customer Paul Luetchford for this kind review.
Windlass Remote + Chain Count
Paul Luetchford of 'Sailing Savvy' YouTube blog reviews our Windlass Remote with Chain Counter after a 6 month field test
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Customer Videos
Watch our customer videos to see our Bow/Stern Thruster Remote Control in operation
Press Cuttings
Motor Boat and Yachting - 2003
