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What is a term for the slack left in an anchor cable to permit movement with the tide?
scope
What should be considered when choosing the length of an anchor cable?
The depth of the water should be considered when choosing the length of an anchor cable. The anchor cable needs to be 4 to 7 times longer then the depth of the water.
What is the nautical term for the length of cable attaching a ship to an anchor?
The length of cable attaching a ship to an anchor is called a scope.
What is another name for an anchor cable?
hawser
The hole that an anchor rope goes through?
On ships, the anchor cable is stowed in what is known as the cable locker. The inboard end of the cable is fastened to a deck-plate at the bottom of the cable locker. The outboard end of the cable is fed up through a hause pipe and over a windless or capstan. The capstan is used to maneuver the cable from the cable locker and out through the hause pipe which is situated in the eyes of the ship. On the outboard end of the cable is fastened the ship's anchor. Each ship is fitted with two anchors; a port anchor and a starboard anchor.Most landsmen think that it is the anchor that holds the ship in place while a ship is at anchor. This is incorrect; it is actually the weight of the anchor cable ranged over the anchorage (sea bottom) which holds the ship to the bottom. The anchor flukes dig into the sea bottom to maintain a fixed point so that as the ship passes over it and continues on her track, the cable is ranged along the ship's track to a predetermined point (depending on the depth of the anchorage). When a sufficient amount of cable has been paid out, the brake on the capstan is engaged and the ship swings to her anchor and settles down.
What is a six letter word for an anchor cable?
gl
Why does 2002 Jeep Wrangler dash brake light blink?
Check the emergancy brake cable- as it starts to wear, it stretches & leaves slack in the cable. There should be an adjustment to remove this slack. The tension in the cable pulls the lever to not make the switch for the brake light come on.
How do you adjust the clutch cable to a 2000 dodge neon?
pull on it. The sheath takes up slack... makes the cable shorter.
What news anchor left fox news to go to CNN?
what fox news anchor left and went to cnn
Why does the throttle cable on your Honda Recon have too much slack in it?
Needs adjusted or replaced.
What is catenary towing?
A catenary is the curve formed by slack wire - telephone cables are a good example. So a catenary tow is one where, simply put, the towline is attached to shackles of anchor cable in order to ensure that a belly of towline (providing spring) hangs between the two ships.
What do you do after the pendant hook cable has been attatched and the slack purchase tape has be rewound?
pre-tension
