The grouch
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- Jul 8, 2018
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- R-21 EC
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- FMLT2121K011
- Vessel Name
- Equinox
I'm installing the lonestar gx3 drum anchor winch on the deck of my tug.
For those interested : its a lot of work .
My wiring is complete. Here's how I did it:
1. Fab bracket and instal winch up-down switch / circuit breaker panel on vertical surface forward face of starboard cabinet forward of throttle assy. This bracket also ties in to behind dash. Brackets are .100 thick 5052 aluminum then painted. Allow clearance so hands do not hit switch panel at full forward throttle position .
2. Fab and instal relay mounting bracket inside anchor locker on forward face of accessible bulkhead.
3. Remove anchor line u bolt in bottom of anchor locker . Then use existing bolt hole as a pilot hole for holesaw to drill down thru.
This is a real p.i.a. this allows access to run power cables from near thruster up into anchor locker and connect to relay. You will need to cut additional access hole to remove u bolt. This hole to be covered with plate later.
4. Remove ground cable from batteries to thruster and replace with larger cable. Size depending on your length of cable run
and power requirements of the winch you choose. Add ground cable extension from thruster ground post up into anchor locker and attach to winch relay.
5. Remove existing thruster positive on/off switch and replace with a dual battery switch. I mounted mine on deck of helm cabinet near existing fuse blocks.
6. Remove positive thruster cable from batteries to thruster switch / fuse.
7. Add new upsized positive cable from batteries from batteries to new dual battery switch in helm cabinet.
8, Add new upsized positive cable from post 1 of dual battery switch to thruster fuse block.
9. Add new upside positive cable from post 2 of dual battery switch to winch switch / c/b panel assy, located between dash and forward of throttle assy.
10. Run relay switch wires from switch panel below dash forward to thruster area then up thru hole and connect to relay.
NOTE: The purpose of the dual battery switch is to allow power selection from off to either the thruster or winch or both.
11. Remove existing flip top anchor rode access panel on deck and replace with flat 316 ss panel using existing holes. The winch power cables are to be routed thru this plate using thru bulkhead cable fittings and into anchor locker and connect to relay.
12. Cable sizes to be determined by installer for winch and length of run requirements.
13. Winch mounting to deck support structure to determined as required for your installation.
My wiring is complete and all that is left is to Fab winch support structure and instal winch.
Grouch
For those interested : its a lot of work .
My wiring is complete. Here's how I did it:
1. Fab bracket and instal winch up-down switch / circuit breaker panel on vertical surface forward face of starboard cabinet forward of throttle assy. This bracket also ties in to behind dash. Brackets are .100 thick 5052 aluminum then painted. Allow clearance so hands do not hit switch panel at full forward throttle position .
2. Fab and instal relay mounting bracket inside anchor locker on forward face of accessible bulkhead.
3. Remove anchor line u bolt in bottom of anchor locker . Then use existing bolt hole as a pilot hole for holesaw to drill down thru.
This is a real p.i.a. this allows access to run power cables from near thruster up into anchor locker and connect to relay. You will need to cut additional access hole to remove u bolt. This hole to be covered with plate later.
4. Remove ground cable from batteries to thruster and replace with larger cable. Size depending on your length of cable run
and power requirements of the winch you choose. Add ground cable extension from thruster ground post up into anchor locker and attach to winch relay.
5. Remove existing thruster positive on/off switch and replace with a dual battery switch. I mounted mine on deck of helm cabinet near existing fuse blocks.
6. Remove positive thruster cable from batteries to thruster switch / fuse.
7. Add new upsized positive cable from batteries from batteries to new dual battery switch in helm cabinet.
8, Add new upsized positive cable from post 1 of dual battery switch to thruster fuse block.
9. Add new upside positive cable from post 2 of dual battery switch to winch switch / c/b panel assy, located between dash and forward of throttle assy.
10. Run relay switch wires from switch panel below dash forward to thruster area then up thru hole and connect to relay.
NOTE: The purpose of the dual battery switch is to allow power selection from off to either the thruster or winch or both.
11. Remove existing flip top anchor rode access panel on deck and replace with flat 316 ss panel using existing holes. The winch power cables are to be routed thru this plate using thru bulkhead cable fittings and into anchor locker and connect to relay.
12. Cable sizes to be determined by installer for winch and length of run requirements.
13. Winch mounting to deck support structure to determined as required for your installation.
My wiring is complete and all that is left is to Fab winch support structure and instal winch.
Grouch
