A windlass
is a device which will lift -or lower- the anchor. It can be
manually or electrically (usually 800 - 1500 W) operated
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Sidenote A burned windlass is one of the "top ten" most common
damages on a bareboat. Treat these little gems as if they were
your best friend in the world! Don't ask a windlass to do what it
was not designed to do.