Prepping for Launch
Jul 06, 2021
4 minutes
By Pim Van Hemmen
The old Vetus windlass on Snow Goose, Onne van der Wal’s 1986 Grand Banks 32, had seen better days, and although there was a 35-pound CQR anchor on the boat, Onne wanted to replace it with a Mantus anchor. He’d used a Mantus on his previous boat and was very happy with it, so he decided to stick with what he knew.
Getting the old Vetus windlass off was simpler than he expected. Access to the bolts was easy since the windlass was mounted on a stand with access ports on both sides. “It was
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