Hi guys.
I have been adding the anchors to my Investigator drawings.
There is not much of a description of how this is done on a "collier" type vessel.
Brief notes in Lees, Steel, and a bit more in Harland.
They all mention a mast guy and Harland refers to it as a topping lift.
I think that was the clue I needed. In the drawings I have shown two options, one using a topping lift similar to the one used on a boat davit attached to the mizen mast.
And one showing the use of the Burton tackles to do the same thing.
With the fish davit hanging horizontal over the side the anchor is still well below it's storage level.
It need to be higher with one fluke resting on the deck.
They must have then used a topping on the davit swing the anchor into position up and over the side of the ship.
The davit tackle could then be lowered to drop the fluke into position.
I cant see the purpose of a special topping lift when the burtons are right there.
Allan
I have been adding the anchors to my Investigator drawings.
There is not much of a description of how this is done on a "collier" type vessel.
Brief notes in Lees, Steel, and a bit more in Harland.
They all mention a mast guy and Harland refers to it as a topping lift.
I think that was the clue I needed. In the drawings I have shown two options, one using a topping lift similar to the one used on a boat davit attached to the mizen mast.
And one showing the use of the Burton tackles to do the same thing.
With the fish davit hanging horizontal over the side the anchor is still well below it's storage level.
It need to be higher with one fluke resting on the deck.
They must have then used a topping on the davit swing the anchor into position up and over the side of the ship.
The davit tackle could then be lowered to drop the fluke into position.
I cant see the purpose of a special topping lift when the burtons are right there.
Allan