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

• 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

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Press Cuttings

Motor Boat and Yachting - 2003

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