Gdavid
Guru
I am sharing my project to upgrade my whole anchor setup. Currently the boat has a anchor roller mounted directly on the bow and had a smooth drum windlass that requires tailing it and can only handle rope rode.
I wanted to install a heavier anchor a little further out with a windlass at the same height so I started looking at pre-manufactured anchor platforms/pulpits. After realizing that I would be modifying anything I bought to bring the platform down to the deck height near the current windlass, I decided to find a used pulpit and just hack it up.
This platform came off a 30’ sea ray and was about 4' long. I want it longer so I had plants of room to extend it inboard to the deck with plenty of room for the windlass and cleats. I needed to be refinished anyway and was cheap so I can chop it up with impunity.
So far I have chopped it apart and traced it 13” apart, beveled the edges from below and made a simple for from sheet aluminum. After it is tabbed together, it will be ground down and glasses across the top, reenforced from below and then take it down to the boat and do some CAD work (cardboard aided design) to figure out the shape of the sides which will extend down to the deck.
I wanted to install a heavier anchor a little further out with a windlass at the same height so I started looking at pre-manufactured anchor platforms/pulpits. After realizing that I would be modifying anything I bought to bring the platform down to the deck height near the current windlass, I decided to find a used pulpit and just hack it up.
This platform came off a 30’ sea ray and was about 4' long. I want it longer so I had plants of room to extend it inboard to the deck with plenty of room for the windlass and cleats. I needed to be refinished anyway and was cheap so I can chop it up with impunity.
So far I have chopped it apart and traced it 13” apart, beveled the edges from below and made a simple for from sheet aluminum. After it is tabbed together, it will be ground down and glasses across the top, reenforced from below and then take it down to the boat and do some CAD work (cardboard aided design) to figure out the shape of the sides which will extend down to the deck.