Different ships, different IQ levels
Hello,
While I agree with Ian that practices vary among vessels, sometimes the variance is harder to justify than others; sometimes personal or institutional preference should take a back seat to specific needs. In the case of reeving, it doesn't matter much when the blocks are far apart, but as they draw closer together any off-angles will increase, generating more and more friction and chafe, which peak just at the top of the hoist, when the loads are highest and you want the least resistance. "Right angle" or "boat fall" reeving seems like the only sensible course here.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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