摘要 |
A bowsprit or davit assembly is for raising and lowering, and for firmly securing, an anchor. The assembly includes an elongate frame member, of a substantial U-shape in cross-section, adapted to be mounted on a surface (deck of a vessel), the frame member including respective front and rear U-shaped sections ( 2 ) and ( 1 ), wherein the front section ( 2 ) includes respective first and second rotatable means ( 10 ) and ( 15 ) for receiving and guiding a rope or cable, the rotatable means ( 10 ) and ( 15 ) being displaced from one another in both the vertical and horizontal directions. An elongate member ( 20 ) extends between opposed wall members of said front section ( 2 ), at or in the vicinity of the uppermost free edges thereof. Opposed flaps ( 7 ) extend laterally normal of the outermost free end of opposed wall members of the front section ( 2 ).
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