Greetings from a newbie to towing on the hook... mostly just use the bitt over here! And I'm sure I can find something here within, and I promise I'll look... but a little help would be appreciated anyway!
I'm pondering a Foundation Franklin project (WW1 Dainty)... in looking at the 1984 drawing by David Walker, I'm a bit confused about the towing arrangement, see snippets below.
I could swear that in the book "Grey Seas Under", mention was made of working the towline with a winch... I could be wrong though. But when using a hook, would a winch be employed at all?
The winch shown ahead of the hook appears to be working the cargo derrick... it wouldn't be a tow winch too?
The hook itself is shown mounted upon the engine skylight... could this be correct?
And should I expect that a line from the hook should go horizontal over the bows... and that the bows shouldn't be shown as being higher than the hook?
TIA, Pat M