An assembly 10 for a buoy 9 for lifting or lowering a buoy anchor chain 13a-c. The assembly comprises a windlass 20 having a motorised fixed block 22, a lifting line 24 and at least one motor (26, Fig 5) mounted on the fixed block. The at least one motor is mechanically engaged with a main drive gear wheel (28, Fig 6) of the fixed block to rotate the main drive gear wheel to cause movement of the lifting line. A stand (40, Fig 4) is connectable to the buoy for supporting the motorised fixed block substantially above a position of a buoy chain stopper15 a-c. A power unit (16, Fig 4) for powering operation of the at least one motor is also provided. A windlass of the assembly as described above is also disclosed.
A windlass and a windlass assembly for lifting and lowering a bouy anchor chain
25.10.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch