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skids extending inboard over the deck are given a declivity of 30
degrees-, so the boat can be launched against a list up to this angle,

Fig. 3.—Boat at Embarkation Deck,

The falls are of single wire rope led to, and stowed on, a simple
hand winch which operates both falls simultaneously.
-When launching, the brake lever of the winch is lifte'd, and the
cradles and boat move together under their own weight until the cradles