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HYDRAULIC WINDLASSES

These hydraulic windlasses and capstans are powered by a gerotor type hydraulic motor
with a two high pressure ports. No separate case drain is required.
No electrical connections are required at the windlass or capstan. All electrical control
connections are made at the control valves, most frequently located at the hydraulic
reservoir tank, in or near the engine room.
Hydraulic port sizes and hydraulic hose type and diameters will be provided by your VETUS
hydraulic support engineer.

As with all Maxwell windlasses, the maximum pull should equal or exceed three times the
total weight of the ground tackle (chain and anchor).
Please see the Maxwell windlass section of this catalogue for details of the chainwheel
and warping drums, as these are common to both electric and hydraulic windlasses. In that
catalogue section you will also find information about bow rollers, chain stoppers, anchors,
chains, rodes and many other anchoring system components.

Maxwell hydraulic windlasses and capstans
Weight - topworks,
Maximum Pull Chain size Rope size Hydraulic Flow Hydraulic Pressure gearbox, motor
Type if if
Windlass applicable applicable Litres/ US.
Kg Pounds inch - mm inch - mm minute Gallons/ bar psi Kg Pounds
minute
RC8-8 600 1320 5/16 - 8 5/8 - 16 20 5.3 138 2000 10.5 23
RC10-8 700 1540 5/16 - 8 5/8 - 16 20 5.3 138 2000 13.6 30
RC10-10 850 1870 3/8 - 10 5/8 - 16 20 5.3 138 2000 14 31
RC12-10 1134 2500 3/8 - 10/11 5/8- 3/4-16/20 42 11 138 2000 26 57
RC12-12 1590 3500 1/2 -12/13 3/4 - 20 42 11 138 2000 26 57
HRC10-8 700 1540 5/16 - 8 5/8 - 16 20 5.3 138 2000 13 28.5
HRC10-10 850 1870 3/8 - 10 5/8 - 16 20 5.3 138 2000 13 28.5
VC1000 700 1540 N/A 20 5.3 100 1450 11 24
VW1000 700 1540 1/4 to 3/8 - 6- 10 20 5.3 100 1450 15 33
VW1500 850 1870 1/4 to 3/8 - 6- 10 20 5.3 138 2000 15 33
VW2500 1135 2500 5/16 to 3/8 -9-11 36 9.5 138 2000 32 70.5
VW3500 1590 3500 3/8 to 1/2 -10-13 42 11 138 2000 40 88
VWC1000 700 1540 1/4 to 3/8 - 6- 10 20 5.3 100 1450 17 37
VWC1500 850 1870 1/4 to 3/8 - 6- 10 20 5.3 138 2000 17 37
VWC2500 1135 2500 5/16 to 3/8 -9-11 36 9.5 138 2000 32 70.5
VWC2500 1135 2500 5/16 to 3/8 -9-11 36 9.5 138 2000 32 70.5
Tall Drum
VWC3500 1590 3500 3/8 to 1/2 -10-13 42 11 138 2000 40 88
HWC2500 1135 2500 5/16 to 3/8 -9-11 36 9.5 138 2000 48.5 107
HWC3500 1590 3500 3/8 to 1/2 -10-13 40 10.6 138 2000 49 108

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