Owners manual

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connections being too short leaving
enough room to crimp end of wire.
Install wire in boat before crimping any
connections. Use cable ties to secure
wiring to boat.
2. When running wire from switch to
battery, be sure to keep wire away from
sources of intense heat or areas where
insulation of wire could be worn away.
3. After wire is installed and secured, make
remaining switch connections .
Due to the size of the switch
connectors, the Sport Fishing 450
switch cannot directly accept the 8
gauge wire connections coming from
the battery and windlass. Switch
conversion wires need to be created
to make this connection. These wires,
although 12 gauge wire, are short in
length and will cause little power loss.
4. Make two more conversion wires
to attach battery wiring to switch by
following these steps:
a. This switch wire is for the positive
(red) lead to battery.
b. Cut a 1 foot section of 12-gauge red
wire and crimp a 5/16” ring terminal
to one end.
c. Crimp an insulated female
disconnect to other end.
d. Crimp a 5/16” ring terminal to 8-
gauge red wire coming from battery.
e. Using a 1/4”-20 x 1/2” screw,
connect 8-gauge red wire coming
from battery to ring terminal on red
switch wire. Tighten a 1/4”-20 nut
to secure ring terminals together.
Protect junction by placing a 1”
diameter piece of heat shrink tubing
over connection and applying heat
until tubing is secure.
f. Plug insulated female disconnect
on end of red switch wire to rocker
switch on terminal marked “D”.
g. To construct second switch wire and
make connection to switch, cut a 1
foot section of 12-gauge black wire
and crimp a 5/16” ring terminal to
one end.
h. Crimp an insulated female
disconnect to other end.
i. Crimp a 5/16” ring terminal to
8- gauge black wire coming from
battery.
j. Using a 1/4”-20 x 1/2” screw,
connect 8-gauge black wire coming
from battery to ring terminal on
black switch wire. Tighten a 1/4”-
20 nut to secure ring terminals
together. Protect junction by
placing a 1” diameter piece of heat
shrink tubing over connection and
applying heat until tubing is secure.
k. Plug insulated female disconnect on
end of black switch wire to rocker
switch on terminal marked “C”.
1. Crimp a 5/16” ring terminal to end of
8-gauge red and black wire coming
from switch.
2. Create a jumper to connect circuit
breaker to battery by cutting a 1
foot piece of 8-gauge red wire and
crimping a 5/16” ring terminal to each
end.
3. Assemble circuit breaker to jumper by
placing ring terminal onto post marked
“bat” and secure with nut on circuit
breaker
4. Assemble circuit breaker to switch by
attaching remaining 8-gauge wire to
post on circuit breaker marked “aux.”
5. Protect connection by placing a piece
of 2” diameter heat shrink tubing over
connection and applying heat until
tubing is secure.
6. Connect 8-gauge black wire from
switch to negative (-) battery terminal.
7. Connect 8-gauge black wire from
switch to negative (+) battery terminal.
8. Snap control switch into switch plate
and proceed to unit test instructions.
1. With no rope or chain in gypsy, press
switch in upward position. If wiring to
switch terminals is correct, gypsy will
spin counterclockwise.
2. If gypsy does not turn, but motor runs,
switch is incorrectly wired.
3. To correct, exchange wires at terminals
A and B on switch.
Use of rope not
specified by
Powerwinch® could result in unit or
property damage or personal injury and
will void warranty
This product is a uniquely designed
device to raise and lower anchors
using spliced rope and chain rodes (a
rode is a length of rope and chain). It
is very important that only sizes and
brand of spliced rope and chain rodes
specified by Powerwinch® are used in
this product. Use of non-specified ropes
and chains could cause reduced levels
of performance and/or serious personal
injury and/or property damage. Use of
non-specified ropes and chains will also
invalidate product warranty. The ropes
and chain specified for this anchor winch
are shown below.
1. Feed rope through davit or bow roller
and pull torward windlass. Make sure
rope is not twisted or kinked and can
freely run through bow roller or davit.
2. Lift finger and insert rope into rode
guide and down into rope locker. Allow
enough slack so rope can be tied off
in rope locker. Place remaining rope
between the gypsy halves.
3. Release finger and make sure rope is
firmly seated in the gypsy.
4. Go below to rope locker and tie rope off.
5. Press switch in up position and begin
retrieving rope and chain into rope
locker.
6. New rope may be quite stiff and could
be difficult to work with at first. We
suggest that after tieing off the rope in
the rope locker and loading the first 3
feet of rope into the windlass, throwing
the entire rode into the water and allow
it to uncoil. Retrieving the rope with the
windlass will pull out all kinked areas
Operating Instructions and Replacement Parts List
Installation (Cont’d)
Battery Connections
Unit Test
Using Proper Rope and
Chain
Loading Rope and Chain
Powerwinch®
Recommended Rope and Chain
Sport Fishing 450 Windlass
Recommended
Rope:
1/2” dia. three strand,
medium lay, premium
Powerwinch rope or
New England rope.
Recommended
Chain:
1/4” Acco G4 Hi-Test
Chain.