Muir Storm VR/VRC 2500–4000 Vertical Windlass — Owner's Manual

Motors

A circuit breaker must be fitted to keep the warranty. It is not an isolating switch: fit a separate isolator close to the battery.

Chain Locker Fall

Measured from the underside of the deck to the top of the fully stowed, heaped rode. Lead the chain to the centre of the locker; a rode that falls against a bulkhead or the stem pyramids and jams.

Mounting

• Locate the windlass centrally fore and aft with a clear lead to the bow roller. Chain leads onto the starboard side of the gypsy, wraps 180° and drops through the hawse pipe.
• Gypsy centre height must be in the same plane as the chain lead from the bow roller. On a cambered or angled deck, make a shaped mounting block.
• Mark and drill from the supplied template. Bed base plate, gasket and block in sealant; tighten nuts and washers on the studs below deck.
• Aluminium or steel hulls: insulate the windlass with a non-conductive gasket, including bolts, nuts and washers below deck.
• Light or foam-sandwich decks: fit a plywood stiffener of at least 16 mm (5/8") under the deck, with large washers.
• Fit the adaptor with the cap screws, grease shaft and key, slide the geardrive on and bolt it through the adaptor. The gearbox and motor can sit in one of 22 positions.

Hints & Electrics

• Most common mistake: windlass too far forward or too close to the bulkhead.
• If the chain falls in the wrong place, fit a metal tube under the hawse pipe at least 1 1/2 times the chain diameter, as vertical as possible.
• If the motor sits below the chain access hole, fit a chain pipe extension (guide pipe) so chain cannot pile on the motor.
• Solenoid upright, close to the motor, in a dry area: never in the chain locker.
• Place deck switches to port, starboard or directly aft of the windlass, reachable by foot or knee, with a view of the anchor coming aboard.
• Grease all mating surfaces; protect motor, gearbox and adaptor with Tectyl underbody film and Denso grease tape.

Electrical

• Circuit breaker set and isolator on.
• Battery charged to 12 or 24 V.
• Foot switch plunger making contact.
• Solenoid clicking: low voltage, faulty solenoid or a loose wire.
• Wiring between controls, solenoid and motor intact.
• Motor still dead: check the brushes for wear or sticking.

Mechanical

• Clutch above the gypsy tightened with the handle.
• Line slipping: increase finger spring tension (RCMS).
• Check the drive key between main shaft and gearbox output.
• Check the drive key between gearbox and motor input.
• Hydraulic motor problems: refer to a Muir service agent.