[jongolds]

Thanks for the input. Is the 600 vertical or horizontal?
If FF isn't really an issue I'm thinking of going vertical but I'm afraid it won't work well with the anchor locker. It sounds like a vertical windlass needs a deeper locker in order to have enough rope hanging before hitting the bottom to pull the incoming rode down (ie. you need the weight of the hanging rope to make the incoming rope come off the winch properly making the 90 deg turn down in to the locker.