Anchor windless relay always on.

[Bsquared]

1995 Searay. Has a seperate relay to power the up/down relays that actually run the windless. This initial relay has a factory plate on the bottom with a pin; the pin holds the internal piston all the way up, and thus the relay is always energized. The helm station switch is lit up and the foot switches on the bow always work. Besides being a battery drain, seems like it could be a safety issue. Why put in a relay and then keep it on?

 

[alldodge]

Doesn't sound right to me. My Formula had a switch to turn on main relay for winch, only then could it be used. My Chaparral does not have a main relay, just switches that energize the relays that control the winch, but while power is available nothing is drawing current.

 

[Kosmofreeze]

Is the main switch always energized to provide power to the foot switches? Are your foot switches wired to the reversing relay/selenoid or are the foot switches wired directly to the windlass? I'd temporarily disconnect the main relay, run power directly to the reversing relay/selenoid (assuming that you have one) and see what happens.