Quick Windlasses

Quick Windlasses and Capstans make boating more enjoyable by reducing the effort required to lift and lower heavy ground tackle, retrieve tenders for on-board storage and dockline handling and docking maneuvering.

Quick Windlasses make anchoring faster, easier and most importantly, safer. Most Quick windlasses are equipped with a gypsy that are designed to work with both rope and chain and are available in two versions: with or without a drum. The drum gives you the opportunity to use a second rope other than the one already in use for the anchor. Quick windlasses are available with different gypsy sizes from 6 mm until 14 mm based on model and windlass size. Quick Windlasses offer exceptional pulling power for their size and are very competitively priced. The finish on these great-looking windlasses is flawless.

Quick Windlasses characteristics:

Manual Free-Fall:
A mechanism that releases the gypsy clutch, like this offering unlimited down speed of the anchor. These windlasses are designed for fast anchoring in deep water or for fishing, where it is important to anchor on a certain spot.

Automatic Free-Fall:
A mechanism that releases the clutch of the gypsy for the Free-Fall of the chain, which is controlled by an electrical command. This system is installed on the Genius FF series.

Emergency Manual lift:
The latest generation of QuickÂ« windlasses features an emergency manual lift system as standard. This system is composed of a ratchet mechanism that, when engaged, allows the gypsy to turn only in the retrieval direction.

Quick Capstans are generally used for mooring and maneuvering activities (dock line handling) as well as for easy retrieval of the tender to the on-board garage.