GM Anchor Windlass wiring - would like to see someone else's pictured

[rwaldrop13]

OK, I will freely admit to asking this elsewhere but this way more people should see it. The week we bought our 1986 54', we took the anchor windlass to Raz Marine in Ft Lauderdale to be rebuilt. That being said, they did not have any wiring instructions for reinstallation and the PO had not taken pics before removing the windlass. It is back, it's installed, and I need to reconnect the wires. But if anyone else out there has the GalleyMaid windlass, can you post a pic showing wiring connected? I have the wiring diagram/manual, but it's not the most informative I've seen.20200826_104357.jpg20200826_104349.jpg

[Pascal]

I looked at mine.

First picture shows you the 4 main terminals on the motor. The two small wires are used for the thermal safety switch. Power comes the breaker, thru a small fuse mounted in the box the the motor. From the motor it goes back to right most terminal on the terminal strip

Negative cable goes to F2
The other 3 (A1, A2 and F1) are noted on the picture of the solenoid box

[rwaldrop13]

I looked at mine.

First picture shows you the 4 main terminals on the motor. The two small wires are used for the thermal safety switch. Power comes the breaker, thru a small fuse mounted in the box the the motor. From the motor it goes back to right most terminal on the terminal strip

Negative cable goes to F2
The other 3 (A1, A2 and F1) are noted on the picture of the solenoid box

PASCAL, thanks for posting! I really appreciate it. Will be working on this tomorrow, and this will help a lot. Thanks again - I'm grateful!

[Pascal]

You re welcome. As every British car owner knows, the most important thing is to keep the smoke from escaping the wires

[oscarvan]

Well, there's always this.....

[rwaldrop13]

Well, there's always this.....

I'm dying here. I'm an old Coastie and my first duty station was a buoy tender. The "factory smoke" was a much-discussed issue with the old-style buoy lights.

[KPTIM]

Keep in mind that Lucas invented the three position automotive light switch "Off", "Dim" and "Flicker".

[Avenger]

Cool, I get to trot this one out again....


Q: Why do the English drink warm beer?

A: Lucas makes refrigerators.

[rwaldrop13]

After crawling thru chain lockers, forward bilge/lazarette space, generator room, and port and starboard engine rooms, I have come to some conclusions. 1) I apparently do not have a circuit breaker for the anchor windlass. 2) I don't have voltage AT the windlass/junction box. 3) I don't think I have cabling from the panel in the engine room to the windlass although there is a fuse/cable marked Bow Winch. I am about to have an electrician come in to confirm, although one of my marina neighbors is a marine electrician and if I can wait till after New Years he 'may' be available to come look. While I am all for helping others, and all, I don't want to be on a 'dock queen'. I've resolved the missing anchor light issue - it will be offset from center line on the arch but I now have pulled a new wire from the upper helm console, and lo and behold, it works from both helm consoles. As soon as my new anchor light arrives, it will be mounted on the left side of the arch to clear the radar array and ta-da! Running and anchor lights will be up to par. I keep bouncing on the electrician issue - I am afraid when it's all said and done I will be running new cable to windlass. Thoughts? We've checked every cabinet and cubbyhole between the chain locker and engine rooms, and can't even find the cable once it leaves the chain locker.

[SKYCHENEY]

So, let me see if I understand this correctly. You found the fuse in the engine room in the aluminum box with the battery switches and there is a wire attached to it. Is that correct? And, you see a wire coming to the relay box in the anchor locker that should be the power feed. Is that right? But you have no power?

If what I think you are saying is correct, you need to get a multi-meter and check for power from the source and keep working toward the windlass. You'll need a long wire to attach to battery ground so you know its good. We need to know where the power stops.

I think the cabling is all there but you have a bad fuse or loose connection somewhere.