Compare Anchor Windlasses and Winches

Closely matched anchor windlasses and winches side by side, 134 pairs in all. Each pair is scored the same way, with the independent tests and specs that separate them. See the full ranking.

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FirstChoose a product…Minn Kota DeckHand 25 – $299.99Minn Kota DeckHand 25R – $349.99Minn Kota DeckHand 40 – $340.73Minn Kota DeckHand 40 Pontoon – $452.80TRAC AnchorZone 20 – $175.49TRAC Angler 30 AutoDeploy-G3 – $243.14TRAC Deckboat 40 AutoDeploy-G3 – $285.32TRAC Fisherman 25-G3 – $177.63TRAC Pontoon 35-G3 – $199.97TRAC StrikeZone 25 – $137.99Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass – $949.99Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass – $1,499.99Five Oceans Pacific 1000 – $1,936.40Five Oceans Pacific 1500 – $2,254.70Five Oceans Pacific 600 – $1,256.60Five Oceans Pacific 900 – $1,946.70Lewmar V700 – $1,062.56Maxwell RC10-8 – $2,709.99Maxwell RC6 – $1,210.59Maxwell RC8-6 – $1,473.98Maxwell RC8-8 – $1,826.61VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb – $472.72Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass – $949.99Five Oceans Atlantic 600 – $1,358.10Five Oceans Atlantic 900 – $1,567.10Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 – $1,308.79Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 – $1,208.81Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 – $1,249Lewmar Pro-Series 700 – $1,130.13Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 – $814.28Maxwell HRC FF6 – $1,263.99Maxwell HRC FF8 – $1,263.99Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall – $908.04Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall – $902.33Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall – $1,036.91Powerwinch Sport Fish 450 – $749.30VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb – $605.65vsSecondChoose a product…Minn Kota DeckHand 25 – $299.99Minn Kota DeckHand 25R – $349.99Minn Kota DeckHand 40 – $340.73Minn Kota DeckHand 40 Pontoon – $452.80TRAC AnchorZone 20 – $175.49TRAC Angler 30 AutoDeploy-G3 – $243.14TRAC Deckboat 40 AutoDeploy-G3 – $285.32TRAC Fisherman 25-G3 – $177.63TRAC Pontoon 35-G3 – $199.97TRAC StrikeZone 25 – $137.99Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass – $949.99Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass – $1,499.99Five Oceans Pacific 1000 – $1,936.40Five Oceans Pacific 1500 – $2,254.70Five Oceans Pacific 600 – $1,256.60Five Oceans Pacific 900 – $1,946.70Lewmar V700 – $1,062.56Maxwell RC10-8 – $2,709.99Maxwell RC6 – $1,210.59Maxwell RC8-6 – $1,473.98Maxwell RC8-8 – $1,826.61VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb – $472.72Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass – $949.99Five Oceans Atlantic 600 – $1,358.10Five Oceans Atlantic 900 – $1,567.10Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 – $1,308.79Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 – $1,208.81Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 – $1,249Lewmar Pro-Series 700 – $1,130.13Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 – $814.28Maxwell HRC FF6 – $1,263.99Maxwell HRC FF8 – $1,263.99Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall – $908.04Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall – $902.33Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall – $1,036.91Powerwinch Sport Fish 450 – $749.30VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb – $605.65Compare

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• Drum anchor winches 21
• Vertical windlasses 30
• Horizontal windlasses 42
• Across styles 41

Best Electric Anchor Winches

• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 vs TRAC Deckboat 40 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 vs TRAC Pontoon 35-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 Pontoon vs TRAC Deckboat 40 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 Pontoon vs TRAC Pontoon 35-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 vs TRAC Angler 30 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 vs TRAC StrikeZone 25
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 vs TRAC Fisherman 25-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 Pontoon vs TRAC Angler 30 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25 vs TRAC Deckboat 40 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25 vs TRAC Pontoon 35-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 40 vs TRAC AnchorZone 20
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25R vs TRAC Deckboat 40 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25R vs TRAC Pontoon 35-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25 vs TRAC Angler 30 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25 vs TRAC StrikeZone 25
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25 vs TRAC Fisherman 25-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25R vs TRAC Angler 30 AutoDeploy-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25R vs TRAC StrikeZone 25
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25R vs TRAC Fisherman 25-G3
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25 vs TRAC AnchorZone 20
• Minn Kota DeckHand 25R vs TRAC AnchorZone 20

Best Vertical Anchor Windlasses

• Maxwell RC10-8 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Five Oceans Pacific 1500 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Five Oceans Pacific 1000 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Five Oceans Pacific 900 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Maxwell RC10-8
• Five Oceans Pacific 1500 vs Maxwell RC10-8
• Five Oceans Pacific 1000 vs Maxwell RC10-8
• Five Oceans Pacific 900 vs Maxwell RC10-8
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 1500
• Maxwell RC6 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Maxwell RC6 vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 1000
• Maxwell RC8-6 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Maxwell RC6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Lewmar V700 vs Maxwell RC6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 900
• Lewmar V700 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Lewmar V700 vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Lewmar V700
• Five Oceans Pacific 900 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 900
• Five Oceans Pacific 900 vs Lewmar V700
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Maxwell RC6
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 600
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Lewmar V700

Best Horizontal Anchor Windlasses

• Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 vs Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
• Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 vs Maxwell HRC FF6
• Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 vs Maxwell HRC FF8
• Five Oceans Atlantic 900 vs Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 vs Maxwell HRC FF6
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 vs Maxwell HRC FF8
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
• Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 vs Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 vs Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall
• Maxwell HRC FF6 vs Maxwell HRC FF8
• Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Five Oceans Atlantic 900
• Five Oceans Atlantic 900 vs Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Lewmar Pro-Series 700
• Maxwell HRC FF6 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Maxwell HRC FF8 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Lewmar Pro-Fish 700
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs Lewmar Pro-Series 700
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall vs Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall
• Maxwell HRC FF6 vs Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Five Oceans Atlantic 600
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Powerwinch Class 46 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Lewmar Pro-Series 700
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Lewmar Pro-Fish 700
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs Lewmar Pro-Sport 550
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 vs Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb
• Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall vs VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb
• Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 vs VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs Powerwinch Sport Fish 450
• Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 vs Powerwinch Sport Fish 450
• Powerwinch Sport Fish 450 vs VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb

Across styles

• Maxwell HRC FF8 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Five Oceans Atlantic 900 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Five Oceans Atlantic 900 vs Maxwell RC10-8
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Maxwell RC8-8
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 vs Lewmar V700
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Atlantic 900
• Excalibur C912 Vertical Windlass vs Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass
• Maxwell HRC FF6 vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Maxwell HRC FF6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Maxwell HRC FF8
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs Maxwell RC6
• Five Oceans Atlantic 900 vs Five Oceans Pacific 1000
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs Maxwell RC6
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Lewmar Pro-Fish 700 vs Maxwell RC8-6
• Five Oceans Atlantic 900 vs Five Oceans Pacific 900
• Lewmar Pro-Series 700 vs Lewmar V700
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 900
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Maxwell HRC FF6
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Maxwell HRC FF8
• Maxwell RC6 vs Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall
• Lewmar V700 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Excalibur C612 Vertical Windlass vs Five Oceans Atlantic 600
• Maxwell RC8-6 vs Powerwinch Class 36 Free-Fall
• Excalibur S612 Horizontal Windlass vs Five Oceans Pacific 600
• Five Oceans Pacific 900 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Five Oceans Pacific 900
• Five Oceans Pacific 600 vs Powerwinch Class 41 Free-Fall
• Five Oceans Atlantic 600 vs Five Oceans Pacific 600
• VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb vs VEVOR Vertical Windlass 700 lb
• Lewmar V700 vs VEVOR Horizontal Windlass 573 lb