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 Posted: Thu Jan 26th, 2006 05:38 pm

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I am not a sailing boat person by any measure.  However I have a question that maybe someone can help me with.  The liner RMS Titanic had 30ft. main lifeboats which were equipped with sails.  From photos we know that the were of the single mast standing lug rig type.  On the aftmost thwart there were two wooden structure that I'm wondering about.  The attached  photo shows the top of the thwart and these two structures.  I suspect that they are some kind of fairlead or cleat but I just don't know their exact name or function.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Here is the photo from which the enlarged cropped area in my previous question was taken.  The file is large (1.5 meg) that's why I can't attach it and am providing this link:  http://webpages.charter.net/bpread/photos/Lifeboat%2003.jpg

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Hi,  From the picture, I would guess that when the lifeboats were built and delivered to the Titanic, that they were originaly stacked, and that those two boards on the rear thwart made a slot for the skeg of the next boat to sit in to keep the stack from shifting during delivery.  It was probably removed just after this picture, before loading on the titanic.  Just a guess though.

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I received an e-mail notifying me that this topic had received a reply. I had forgotten that I asked this question here. It turns out that the answer was discovered through other avenues. The two wooden cleats on the thwart were used to secure a boat compass. The compass was housed in a wooden housing with a base which would be secured when it was slid under the edges of the cleats. Thanks for everybody's input.

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Here's a drawing from a lifeboat manual which shows the chocks for the lifeboat compass.
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Interesting that in the drawings there is also a hole in that same spot in the thwart, which is not in the photos.
An alternate mast position?
Ah, looking back, I believe it's a representation of the compass itself.

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