Posted by Scott R. Andrews on August 27, 1998 at 20:09:53 in spider-ta074.proxy.aol.com:
In Reply to: Center Anchor Crane rigging posted by Bruce Beveeridge on August 27, 1998 at 16:08:06:
Bruce:
Once again, my best source of photos for this are still in storage, but I can tell you that the block and tackle used to both hold and swing this crane are tied to a point even with the fore
edge of the second set of fairleads aft from
the bow (these are the part-cleat-part-cable-
guide objects at the very edge of the deck) per
the rigging plans. If you don't have a copy of the
rigging plan, but have a copy of Cameron's book
look on page 16. They may also be seen tied off
to this approximate point in the photo on page
60 of Discovery's "Legacy" book and on page
85 of Don Lynch's book (Marschall painting de-
picting Murdoch ordering evasive action). These
photos aren't clear enough to determine exactly
what the tackle is tied off to. Photos in "Triumph
and Tragedy" on pg. 25 center and 60 top right
also show the tackle terminating at the same
point, but once again, in one case the second set of bollards on each side hides the end of the
lines and in the other, the print isn't very clear.
These lines are tied either to a cleat, an eye or
to the hooked end of the fairleads themselves.
I have a number of very clear photos of Olympic's fo'c'sl which would answer this easily,
but I can't get at them. Perhaps Bob Read or
someone else knows the photos I speak of and
has them handy. One thing I can tell you is not
to pay any attention to the postions used on the
Cameron sets; they are tied down in front of the
second set of bollards which is wrong, both by
photos and plans.
Regards,
Scott