Difference between revisions of "Capstan"
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 15 February 2009
8-3-110
A barrel mounted on a vertical shaft and used for heaving on ropes or chain cables. It may be power driven or operated by hand. The base of the barrel may be fitted with a clutched cable lifter for raising and lowering the anchor or handling buoy and light vessel cable.
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
