Posted by Christyopher L. Mckay on December 31, 1998 at 06:43:07 in 206.29.242.113:
In Reply to: Small loop on rudder too posted by Russell Wild UK on December 31, 1998 at 03:23:12:
: If you look at the photo of Olympic's stern in the graving dock in Anatomy, there is a small steel "loop" attached near the top of the rudder. Was this used for lowering the rudder into place or something?
: Russ :-)
Looking in T&sisters it's on the "T" and "B" too. Possibly it's used in conjunction with the brackets on the hull using the Rudder as leverage to pull the props back to clear the shafts when demounted?
OTOH - In the photo of a starboard tail shaft being fitted, that loop has some chain attached through it holding up the aft end of those two bars keeping the rudder straight while launching.. Maybe it's just a randomly added multi-use bracket? ;)
Chris - Looking for added detail to go onto unbuilt models ;)