On an anchor windlass, the wheel over which...

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On an anchor windlass, the wheel over which the anchor chain passes is called a __________.

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On an anchor windlass, the wheel over which the anchor chain passes is called a __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Anchor windlass components on the forecastle (fo'c'sle) deck • Difference between chain-handling parts (that grip the links) and holding/ securing devices like stoppers • Typical names used for the chain wheel with pockets that match the links of the anchor chain

💭 Think About

• Which option sounds like the name of the special wheel that actually engages the anchor chain links on the windlass? • Which choices are more likely to be securing/locking devices rather than a rotating wheel? • Think about which term you have seen in diagrams of the wildcat & gypsy head arrangement on an anchor windlass.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which part of a windlass has chain pockets shaped to fit stud-link chain. • Recall that a devil's claw is normally used in relation to securing chain when at anchor or when housed, not for hauling. • Confirm which term is used in seamanship texts for the chain wheel on an anchor windlass.

Question 1 of 27070

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On an anchor windlass, the wheel over which the anchor chain passes is called a __________.

A

winchhead

B

devil's claw

C

brake compressor wheel

D

wildcat

Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c5174c1

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c5174c1

On an anchor windlass, the wheel over which the anchor chain passes is called a __________.

Back

Question 1 of 27070

Q

On an anchor windlass, the wheel over which the anchor chain passes is called a __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Anchor windlass components on the forecastle (fo'c'sle) deck • Difference between chain-handling parts (that grip the links) and holding/ securing devices like stoppers • Typical names used for the chain wheel with pockets that match the links of the anchor chain

💭 Think About

• Which option sounds like the name of the special wheel that actually engages the anchor chain links on the windlass? • Which choices are more likely to be securing/locking devices rather than a rotating wheel? • Think about which term you have seen in diagrams of the wildcat & gypsy head arrangement on an anchor windlass.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which part of a windlass has chain pockets shaped to fit stud-link chain. • Recall that a devil's claw is normally used in relation to securing chain when at anchor or when housed, not for hauling. • Confirm which term is used in seamanship texts for the chain wheel on an anchor windlass.