Lewmar VX1 Gypsy Only Windlass Kit - Chain: 5/16", Line: 5/8"

Features:

• The Lewmar VX1 Range of windlasses are lighter, stronger and more efficient
• Hybrid Polymer Gypsy Lewmar has developed a Patent Pending hybrid gypsy, which uses a metal anchor warp core together with a polymer chain wheel
  • This combination offers a light-weight and quiet solution that ensures a smooth operation, while still offering the long-life durability of the traditional metal gypsy
  • The polymer chain wheel allows the anchor rode chain to bed-in, creating a jump free quieter operation, while the metal anchor warp core grips the warping during deployment and retrieval of the anchor rode such as with a conventional Gypsies
  • Hybrid Polymer Gypsy The Lewmar Patent Pending hybrid gypsy, offers a 15% reduction in weight, 5% stronger and offer an endurance life to comparable all metal gypsies.
  • The Hybrid Gypsies greatest attribute is the sound
  • Quieter than any other comparable gypsy on the market! offering the quietest anchoring to date
• Brass - Nickel Plated Core wrap core which is to this day used on all existing gypsies from Lewmar
• Chain Counter Magnet
  • Every patent pending hybrid gypsy is factory fitted with a chain counter magnet, and is available with manual recovery
• Testing Endurance life test of the new patent pending hybrid gypsy and existing gypsy
  • 6000 operations/300KM at varying load to represent five years of use over a period of three weeks. one hybrid and one traditional gypsy have acted against each other at varying loads and line speeds, using a loop of 8mm chain
  • Using the thruster test tank the test equipment was subjected to the varying weather conditions
• Deck unit
  • The Lewmar VX windlass range offers a new entry-level windlass product, giving the end user a stylish yet functional product at a competitive price point
  • Consisting of a cast aluminum core with composite outer and finished in a stainless steel pressing, giving the VX1 its stylish design
  • Manual clutch release
  • Drum option
  • Stylish stainless steel and composite construction
  • Same footprint as Lewmar V1 model
• IP67 Rated Motor Gear Box
  • This will be the first ingress protection cover that Lewmar has offered on the small windlass
  • This cover will be standard on all the new VX windlass range
  • The new cover offer:
    • Silicone sealant free assembly
    • Orientation flexibility - can be set by the end user
    • Self-Certified to Ingress Protection level 67 to EN 60529
    • This new IP cover is not backwards compatible with any RMI40 gearbox and not available on the V1, CPX0 700w or CPX1 windlasses.