A windlass is a rugged tool for hauling up your anchor. Just don’t use one to pull your boat. Boating Magazine I don’t know who invented the anchor windlass, but I am sure that person ranks as one of ...

On Season 9, Episode 6 of Below Deck Mediterranean, which aired on July 8, the yachties geared up for stormy seas ahead when a mishap with the anchor created a "f-cking expensive" problem.

The anchor windlass is comprised of motors, gears and other parts responsible for the controlled lowering and raising of the chain and anchor, which can weigh up to 200,000 pounds on a Nimitz ...

[As Capt. Schindler points out, the windlass is not meant to carry the load of the anchor as the boat powers across the water, often in waves. When we test boats fitted with a windlass, this is why we ...

An anchor windlass is a machine that raises and lowers a boat's anchor using a chain cable. Labels on photograph include capstan head, wildcat, lubricating fittings, mechanical brake, wheel for ...

This article was originally published with the title “Ships' Windlasses, Capstans and Anchor Gearing” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 7 No. 15 (October 1862), p. 225 doi:10.1038 ...