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Originally Posted by Tom Alexander
I have held my peace on this one, but I am wondering what kind of certificate this Mr./Mrs./Ms. Serang has? On the fo'c'stle of the GD we have a WINDLASS, identified by its horizontal arrangment of warping drums (2), and chain gypsies (also 2)
A CAPSTAN however is on a verticle arrangment of one warping drum, and only sometimes a single gypsy.
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Windlass, windlass, windlass? Ah yes, didn't he play centre forward for Hull City FC?
He used to wind up the opposition by scoring lots of goals.
Capstan, produced in Bristol, usually deployed in a horizontal manner and then set fire to.
Single Gypsy. I knew one once. Very pretty girl, she was.
