What is the name of tackle number 3 as shown...

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What is the name of tackle number 3 as shown in the illustration? Illustration D029DG

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What is the name of tackle number 3 as shown in the illustration? Illustration D029DG

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Look closely at tackle #3 and count how many sheaves (grooves for the line) are in the upper and lower blocks. • Notice where the standing part of the line is made fast (which block or becket it’s attached to). • Review how a gun tackle, double whip, and single luff tackle are each defined in basic seamanship texts (blocks used and mechanical advantage).

💭 Think About

• Does tackle #3 use a single block to a single block, or a single to a double, or some other combination? • If you follow the line from the weight up to the hauling part (P), how many parts of line are actually supporting the weight, and which traditional name matches that arrangement? • Compare tackle #3 to the neighboring tackles in the illustration: which one clearly shows a single whip, and which one clearly shows a luff tackle, so where does #3 fit among them?

✅ Before You Answer

• Count sheaves in each block (upper vs lower) and write it down before choosing. • Trace the path of the line from the weight to the hauling part and count how many parts support the load W. • Verify which name is used for a tackle made up of two single blocks versus one single and one double block before selecting your answer.