Heavy building materials were attached to a rope wound round the axle of the windlass, and then lifted by a person getting inside and treading the wheel around. The wheel was installed as high up ...

Residents will also benefit from a landscaped communal garden, a lift service to all floors, and a secure bicycle storage ...

In pulling stakes the lever is commonly used, although a Spanish windlass can be operated by one person, and is very sure to perform the work satisfactorily. The windlass may be made of a round ...

In 1967, it was finally sold for scrap and was to be towed to Europe. On Nov. 5, nearly 54 years to the day it ran aground on ...

The delayed ship was seen undergoing last minute trials earlier this week (Image: George Munro) And shipyard bosses were ...

The outline of the lower half of the shield shall be in red and of the upper in blue. In the upper left-hand corner of the shield shall stand an anvil, hammer and wheel, and in the upper right-hand ...

the windlass, and tied my feet, while the other flogged me severely. I had never experienced anything of this kind before, and, although not being used to the water, I naturally feared that ...

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There are some tests that he may perform as well. The Windlass test is a big toe extension test on a planted foot. This helps to determine the plantar fascia tightness. The doctor will also ask ...

I have seen at first hand the effort, cost and skill needed to have your glassfibre hull cut and polished by a professional, ...

UK winter sailing is not for the faint hearted. Solo sailor Murray Longmore opted to test that theory to the maximum, sailing ...

Poole-based marine solutions firm Anchoright is expanding into the superyacht sector in response to growing demand. It says ...