Replacing old SL Anchorman with Lofrans Tigress on IP35

Hi All,
I have my bright new shiny Lofrans Tigres on my living room floor just admiring it I'm wondering if those of you who have already replaced a SL can share advice on what do do with the hole left by the SL? Did you have to have fiberglass work done to close the hold and find new Teak Boards for the bowsprit? or did the Tigres cover the old hole completely left by the removal of the SL?
Thanks for any word of advice before I call my local shipyard.

Jimmy

Jimmy:

I replaced the SL 1000 with the Tigress and it covered the hole. But, if you wanted to make a cover plate that would be easy as well. Here is my photo essay showing the install and the cut outs.

www.ipyoa.com/photos?view=album&aid=1446

You are going to LOVE this wndlass.

Hayden

About to start the same replacement process. Can you tell me how you decided on the Tigress and where I can purchase one. Have my old Anchorman Power 700 removed and hopefully can use the existing electrics. regards Chuck Hodges on Aurelia IP 35 #162

Chuck:

I shifted to the Tigress after paying for and waiting for a LIGHTHOUSE windlass which was $6,000. When it took months to find out they had not even made it, I was advised by our IP Dealer, Norm Pierce to buy the Lofrans Tigress and save $4,000, so I did. With the extra money I put it towards a new AB dinghy! What a deal.

The Tigress is easy to install. Just bolt it down. Wire it up. I used the same Simpson Lawrence footswitches but installed the Tigress solenoid.

You can buy these via Defender.com

I will always have this windlass, it is FANTASTIC. The best one for the money.
NOTE: If you want to go mechanical, they also make a great simple mechanical hand crank windlass. I actually hand cranked the Tigress for 3 months in the Bahamas until I could get new brushes for the motor. Worked great.

Hayden

Hi Chuck, I ended up going a different route. I ordered a Lofrans X2 and to my delight, the 4 bolts mounting the Old SL are an exact match to the millimeter with the new Lofrans X2. Admittedly, I don't have the new one installed as I was slowed down by a surgery this year, but the template is an exact fit and I don't expect any issues. I should only have to drill one small hole for the chain counter wire as the Lofrans X2 comes with a built in Chain Counter module. The Old SL still works so I'm not rushed and will strip and re-varnish the bowsprit teak when I replace the windlass unit.