Bracing a Hydraulic Anchor Winch - Project Brupeg Ep. 73

This week we finish off the mods needed on Brupegs bow. We installed a hydraulic winch that's much more powerful than the original electric winch so we needed to make the deck strong enough to handle the extra strain.

[johntripp]

I think every boat I have worked on I reinforced the anchor windlass mounting. I think we have a natural fear of pulling it off. But remember. the windass is for raising the anchor. Not pulling the boat to the anchor, you do that with the engine. Then you raise the anchor. The other part is that the anchor windlass does not hold the boat to the anchor once it is set. You put a snubber on and tie it off to a ballard. Anything else invites trouble. I said all of this more for those watching than you guys. So many new sailors don't understand this. Good job.

[crustyolcoot]

You guys are attracting really good people to this project. Good on ya.

[beozzie]

Hey guys, a much cheaper option for lining the chain locker is paddock rubber mats! Really reasonable plus they come in 1/2 to 3/4 inch thicknesses! Usual mat is 4x8 ft imperial! Plus after you get through with all the welding, why not press closed cell/or rubber bushings up the tube. That should hopefully sort a major part of the water flowing other than what comes off the chain.

[deborahpetith]

Screw in a grease nipple into the spacer pipes and fill it with grease, it will stop water getting in and stop any rust from forming, love watching you, Ron and deb.

[vonhench]

Another good video thanks, just a bit of info for you, that bit of metal the chain attaches to is called "the bitter end" and this is where the phrase, "hang on to the bitter end" originated from, for obvious reason!

[mattevans-koch]

Jess, I love the vegan boat t-shirt. So appropriate for a boat running on vegetable oil.
Damien, great ingenuity on the hole saw centering shaft. Never thought about doing that but it is a really good idea especially with the cost of the specialized drill bits. You and the crew are making fantastic process. Best regards to Richard for all the help he is providing. Take care and have a good week ahead.

[warrioroftheclan]

Hey Guy's - I have been off work for the past week and this week coming and entertaining myself watching YouTube stuff and I have just stumbled onto your site, I have been watching RV Seeker thinking how great it would be to have something similar here in OZ and look what I found. I have just binged watched 4 episodes, love the content, boat and your skill set to take on a project like this.

[tamaralee]

A good material to use for the liner in your anchor locker is Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE). It comes in sheets in thicknesses up around an inch, and in a variety of square and rectangular bar sizes. Very resistant to abrasion and impact. It's used as facing for marine rub strikes systems, so you know it's durable. You might want to put a couple of small notches in the lower ends of your bolt tubes to allow any water that does get in to drain out. Greg

[kemotor]

Thank god for that accent. "The boelt weill goe throughe the dieeck." Love it :)

[MrAndrewKayton]

I was surprised to see Brupeg not on the water. Last night I dreamed it was launched. I guess we share a dream.

[cannonpdr]

I agree that the rubber conveyor belting is the way to go. Most quarries for gravel or mines should have some old stuff laying around from replacing them with new. It is tough and can be cut to fit between the webbing stringers. The truck bed lining material is also a good choice and if both are used you won't have a problem at all.

[mkllove]

Looks pretty stout Damien ! Was thinking about suggesting a sacrificial wood liner about 2 minutes before you said it in the video... I was thinking old pallets with the backsides (formerly bottoms) scribed and cut to fit the chain lockers side walls and covered with a plywood cover. Kinda like how we built skate ramps back in the day...

[geraldtonjjeeper]

On a ship i sailed in years ago there were cement plugs in the top of the SPIRLING pipes to stop water going into the chain locker!

[dcrahn]

Spray the inside of the chain locker with a truck bed liner like Rhino Liner or Line-X. Not only will it protect everything but it will also quiet down the noise.

[campbelljg]

Rather than tracing the inside of the holes to mark their location, put the piece in place and then blast a bit of spray paint through the holes. This gives you the location right to the edge of the hole (unlike tracing) and then mark an X through the spray paint to find the center.

[dustyfarmer]

With those holesaw drill bits, I use a masonry bit & sharpen the tungsten tip to high speed steel profile and grind a flat in the top of the bit for the lock screw, masonry bits are stronger than run of the mill HSS bits and wont bend & the tungsten tip will drill through anything. Conveyor belt rubber to line your chain locker.

[robertschrade]

Horse stall matting. Look at using that to line your anchor chain hold. Sacrificial and would help with sound. Great progress, keep up the great work!

[nocturnalpete]

one thing i like about Tuesdays is its Brupeg day lol i was just thinking ouch lol could you pump marine grease into them tubes to repel water but great to see its getting closer all the time . big pete

[becc]

Legends! Another great episode and nice to "meet" Richard 😊

[campbelljg]

....also, it's not the cheapest way to go but a spray in truck bed liner like Linex would work really well in protecting the paint from the chain.