Has anyone out there had experience replacing the Maxwell Freedom 800 windlass (that acame with my boat) with something better (assuming something like that exists)? The 800 has serious limitations IMHO, such as rope/chain disappears at one point so you cannot see what is going on...particularly if it jams, and such as that goofy pressure arm which has to be replaced regularly as it fails regularly.

I have a Catalina 36 MkII 2000 version (hull #1867).

Thanks in advance.

Al Fricke Jubilee (2000 MkII #1867)