I put a Five-Oceans windlass on my 1998 Sundancer DA270SE a couple years ago. Fairly big job, because you need to route large gauge wire (positive & negative follow mfg instructions and account for the run distance) all the way from the breaker & battery to the bow. The breaker was in the engine compartment, but no other wiring pre-existed. You also need to run control switch wiring from the helm to the bow & likely install foot switches near the windlass. This is the hard part, since I needed to drop interior trim panels to route wiring on BOTH sides of the boat. I mounted the windlass to my anchor door, but it required modification to shim with a board and reinforcement and then I screwed the door down around the perimeter. That all said - such a labor saver during anchor deployment/recovery. I would spend the effort again to have that convenience!
