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.


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    Title :

    A windlass and a windlass assembly for lifting and lowering a bouy anchor chain


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-10-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B66D Haspeln , CAPSTANS



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