Thread: Better Anchor WInch?

It's the year 2023. Does nobody make a better manual anchor winch still? My (first) old boat came with your typical, non-functional anchor winch. This is my first boat, but not my first rodeo. I don't know if I've ever seen one of these things more than a couple years old that still works. I took mine apart today, and, just as I suspected, it's impossible to fix and reassemble.

But, I can't really find any online that are different. I hate the engineering of these things. See Pic below for example. Are there any better designs that I'm missing? I know it's the age of spot lock and electric everything, but I want the ability to drop an anchor like a caveman. Probably going to spend some summer months sitting around with a catfish pole out.