Confederacy 1778 Why does it not have a windless?

[bear]

Ahoy Mates

 

Just had to ask this simple question. Is the Capstan taking the place of a windless? Back wirking on the Confederacy after years away from the Modelshipways kit.

 

Thanks Keith from Troutdale,Oregon  

[Thukydides]

Yes a capstan and a windlass perform the same function. Smaller vessels such as cutters tended to have windlasses and larger two or three masted vessels had capstans. However, I am not actually sure why this was the case. I assume in the case of larger vessels the double capstan allowed them to generate more power, but why a brig used a capstan and a cutter a windlass I am not sure.