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I just purchased a new Lewmar V700 windlass (from boatfix [:-basketball]) which I am trying to install. This is replacing a Sprint 600 which just had a single power hoockup.

The V700 has a 2nd set of wires, which I am not sure what they are for. Nothing in the current manual but I found this on line.

"Small red and black sleeved wires are sensor wires to chain counter if fitted"

I guess I dont have a chain counter, not sure what it is? Do I just cut these wires off?

http://en.lewmar.com/support/PDF/65001022 Iss2 V700_English.pdf
 
You can purchase and attach a device that will tell you how many feet of chain you have let out. Just tape off the ends, in case you ever want to add it.
 
A chain counter, well, counts the amount of chain that has been paid out by the windlass. That way you know exactly how much rode is out. I find it's hard to tell how much I've paid out, as my switches are on the dash.
 
chain is easy to mark... I use stripes of paint... short 5" marks for each 25', long 12" marks for each 100'. so i see 3 shorts coming out, I know it's 75'... 1 long 1 short, it's 125' etc... it's really the only way to mark the chain so that you can see it from the helm, especially at night.
 
This makes sense now, when I heard counter I was thinking.....

adjective 3. opposite; opposed; contrary.
–noun 4. something that is opposite or contrary to something else.
 
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