Looks really good. Originally I thought anchor winches were a bit soft and opulent, but then I got one myself, and I have to admit it's pretty great. Particularly in poor weather when you're trying to free an anchor in the swell - no chance of getting pulled in anymore.

The install on mine was quite tedious as well. I had to offer the winch up to its mounting holes twice after I initially mounted it, then realised that I no longer had space to sort out wiring, so, I had to take it out and do it all again. Then once I had wired it up, realised that I had left the gland off the cable (I prefer glands to grommets or silicone) so I had to take it off and do it all again - very frustrating. Also, I had to mount my switch on the front instument panel of my boat, slightly behind the steering wheel. This meant no jigsaw could be used. It was a drill for pilot holes, a coping saw blade and a heap of filing. I was pretty over the whole thing by the time I got it installed.

Is yours run through a relay so that it only runs while the ignition is on?

 Thats flash!!!

Nice work Jarrid!

Nice job, I have the stress free and replaced the bow roller as the straight roller will not lay your rope down evenly. I know you can buy them from stress free.

Looks good, as a suggestion maybe need to make the backing plate larger as it may tend to flex the mounting wall back & forth tending to stress fracture.

I have a Generation 1 Lone star, and eventually fractured quite a few welds in my Quintrex with all the load, all repaired now with a lot more welds.

 i ordered the same winch about a week ago so just waiting for it to arrive so this thread is perfect timing ,good install by the way

 Looking at doing the same. Where is the best pace to purchase and good price

Cheers

 Not whether to fit one or not, but the type. It looks like drum winches are the go in MOST respects, but...

1. I have a Swiftcraft Dominator. It has a large anchor well, with hatch offset to one side, but mounting to the rear bulkhead would involve major cutting and re-glassing to reinforce, as the bulkhead is a double skinned and the inner one is only a veneer, really.
2. And a drum winch will need a big entry cut through the deck . Taking one over the bow could mean 100kg or more of water in that well--if you are taking them over the bow, last thing you need is more weight up there---meaning that a larger drain will also be needed
3. But the real deal breaker for me  is the need to permanently attach the anchor rope to the drum. if you are at anchor and have a fast running fish melting line off the spool, as happens to us a lot, the last thing you need is to have to recover all the anchor rope heading away from the fish. You may just as well sit there and lock up the drag and snap it off. 
4. We currently use the float and easy-lift clip, works well,  do it myself often. But a winch would be better for adjustments in length, fine-tuning your position when you are fishing alone. Float is clipped to the line as we anchor---dropping it in a hurry just means untying and backing off.
5. Gypsy type winch means you can just fre-spool off as you reverse away. I wouldn't ever tie the rope off in the well, just mark the last few fathoms with fluoro paint. The well is deep enough, the installation deckside is tidy.
6. Gypsy type should be tied off? If it is blowy, you should, guess I'll have to stick the head through the hatch and do a couple of turns on the bollard.
7. Most of the complaints with gypsy types are related to using the wrong type of rope and chain. Period. You can't just use your existing silver rope, it will jam.
8. Ali boats are easy installs for this stuff

hi tech marine in morely i got mine from but freight was a bit steep up to wickham 

 Best thing i have ever fitted on the boat, i have a stressfree and its been great for 3 years so far.  Makes it a lot easier on the deckie when you are a pain in the arse like me and particular about where i anchor and quite often have 3+ goes to get it right. Nice neat job on the install.

Camzak

thats bloody neat, what would be your guess on the overall wieght including chain and rope?