What is the capstan used on a yacht?
The main function is that when the ship is on the wharf and there is no man on the wharf, the ship will throw the cable onto the anchor pile on the wharf and pull the boat to the wharf by the capstan, which is used by the wharf.
The windlass is different from the windlass. The anchor is in front of the ship, supporting the anchor chain and anchor, and the capstan is mostly on the rear side of the vessel
