Terry, At 07:58 04/30/2002 -0400, you wrote: >What if the boat was pitching? > > As I recall, the term chainfall was used in the Navy. The falling part > > gets even more interesting when the ship is rolling. (you had to use > two to > > limit the load swinging...) On a 700'+ ship there wasn't much pitch, but if there were enough lift points we would use three. That way the only swinging was at the hook/clevis. Really nice if you're playing with a 500# propellor shaft bearing cap. (24" bearings are heavy...;-) Conrad Hoffsommer - mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu College: The place where you have three options--to sleep, to study, or to party - but only get to pick two per semester.
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